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overincarcerating

overincarcerating is the present participle and gerund of overincarcerate.

Meaning of overincarcerate

Verb

overincarcerate (third-person singular simple present overincarcerates, present participle overincarcerating, simple past and past participle overincarcerated)

  1. (transitive) To incarcerate too many of (a certain group).
    • The prison system was said to overincarcerate Aboriginals.

Questions about overincarcerating

What is overincarcerating the present participle and gerund of?
Overincarcerating is the present participle and gerund of overincarcerate.

Words near overincarcerating in the dictionary

  1. overimputation
  2. overimputations
  3. overincarcerate
  4. overincarcerated
  5. overincarcerates
  6. overincarcerating
  7. overincarceration
  8. overinclination
  9. overinclined
  10. overinclusion
  11. overinclusions

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