reincarceration
nounEtymology From re- + incarceration.
1
A second or subsequent incarceration.
- The Pew report recommended diverting nonviolent offenders away from prison and using punishments short of reincarceration for minor or technical violations of probation or parole.2008 February 29, Adam Liptak, “U.S. Imprisons One in 100 Adults, Report Finds”, in New York Times:
- Related terms
- reincarcerate