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Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.

Incarceration

n. The act or process of confining someone; IMPRISONMENT. - incarcerate vb. - incarcerator, n.

shock incarceration

See INCARCERATION

shock incarceration.

Incarceration in a military-type setting, usu. for three to six months, during which the offender is subjected to strict discipline, physical exercise, and hard labor. ( Upon successful completion of the program, the offender is placed on probation. - Also termed boot camp. Cf. shock probation under PROBATION (1). in casu proviso (in kay-s[y]oo pro-vi-zoh). See CASU PROVISO.