Definition
Relating to or resembling a prison or imprisonment; connected to the system of incarceration or confinement.
Etymology
From Latin carcer (prison) plus the adjective suffix -al, creating a word meaning 'of or relating to prison.'
Kelly Says
In sociology and criminal justice, scholars use 'carceral' to describe the entire system of prisons and punishment—not just the buildings, but the whole society around locking people up!
Translations
CSČeština
vězeňský
ve-zhen-sky
DEDeutsch
gefängnishaft
geh-fäng-nis-haft
ELΕλληνικά
φυλακικός
fy-la-ki-kos
ESEspañol
carcelario
kar-sel-a-rio
FISuomi
vankila
van-ki-la
FRFrançais
carcéral
kar-se-ral
HAHA
gidan tsaro
gi-dan ts-a-ro
HUMagyar
börtön
boer-toon
IDBahasa Indonesia
penjara
pen-ja-ra
ITItaliano
carcerario
kar-che-ra-rio
KKKK
ма cárcel
ma kar-sel
MSBahasa Melayu
penjara
pen-ja-ra
NLNederlands
gevangenis
ge-va-gen-nis
PLPolski
więzienny
vye-zhen-ny
PTPortuguês
prisional
pri-sio-nal
RORomână
închisor
in-chi-so-r
RUРусский
тюремный
tyur-em-ny
SVSvenska
fängelse
fäng-el-se
SWKiswahili
gerehani
ge-re-ha-ni
TAதமிழ்
கைதிகளறை
kai-thi-ka-la-rai
TEతెలుగు
ఖైదీగృహం
kha-idee-gru-ham
TLTL
bilangguan
bi-lang-guan
TRTürkçe
cezaevi
ceh-zah-eh-vee
UKУкраїнська
в'язничний
v'yaz-ni-chny