carcéral

prison, carceral

adjective kar-seh-RAL Rare

Origin: From Latin 'carcer', prison.

Usage Note

Carcéral (feminine carcérale, plural carcéraux) is a formal adjective meaning 'of or relating to prison'. It appears in sociological and journalistic discourse: le milieu carcéral ('the prison environment'), les conditions carcérales ('prison conditions'). The related noun is l'incarcération ('incarceration').

Examples

"Les conditions carcérales font l'objet d'un rapport."

Natural Translation

Prison conditions are the subject of a report.

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