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Term: carcer
Definition: Carcer is a word that comes from Latin and means "jail" or "prison". In history, it was used to refer to a place where people were held while waiting for their trial or punishment, rather than a place where they were punished. The word carcer is where we get the modern term "incarceration".
A carcer is a type of prison or jail that is used to detain people rather than punish them. The word comes from Latin and was used in both English and Roman law.
These examples show how a carcer is used as a place of detention rather than punishment. It is a temporary holding place for people who are awaiting trial or execution.
The word "incarceration" comes from carcer, which is still used today to refer to prisons and jails.