overincarcerate
English
Etymology
over- + incarcerate
Verb
overincarcerate (third-person singular simple present overincarcerates, present participle overincarcerating, simple past and past participle overincarcerated)
- (transitive) To incarcerate too many of (a certain group).
- The prison system was said to overincarcerate Aboriginals.
Related terms
- overincarceration