n. [ Pref. in- in + L. camera chamber, LL., also, jurisdiction: cf. F. incamération, It. incamerazione. ] (R. C. Ch.) The act or process of uniting lands, rights, or revenues, to the ecclesiastical chamber, i. e., to the pope's domain. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. incarcération. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment. Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) (a) Formerly, strangulation, as in hernia. (b) A constriction of the hernial sac, rendering it irreducible, but not great enough to cause strangulation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. incarcération. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment. Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) (a) Formerly, strangulation, as in hernia. (b) A constriction of the hernial sac, rendering it irreducible, but not great enough to cause strangulation. [ 1913 Webster ]