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incarceritis

incarceritis noun: a medical condition induced by the threat of arrest or incarceration; malingering behaviour by a suspect when faced with the prospect of arrest.

Noun

incarceritis (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory, humorous, slang) A medical condition induced by the threat of arrest or incarceration; malingering behaviour by a suspect when faced with the prospect of arrest.

Questions about incarceritis

What does incarceritis mean?
Incarceritis means a medical condition induced by the threat of arrest or incarceration; malingering behaviour by a suspect when faced with the prospect of arrest.
What part of speech is incarceritis?
Incarceritis is a noun.

Words near incarceritis in the dictionary

  1. incarcerative
  2. incarcerator
  3. incarcerators
  4. incarceree
  5. incarcerees
  6. incarceritis
  7. incardinate
  8. incardinated
  9. incardinates
  10. incardinating
  11. incardination

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