Legal Jargon

Meaning: A failure to show appropriate respect for something that other people consider to be important.

Example:A person held in “contempt” of the court may be incarcerated.

Pronounciation: con+tempt

Meaning: to detain a person in prison, typically as punishment for a crime (custodial sentence).

Example: He is currently incarcerated in spain awaiting extradition to morocco.

Pronounciation: in+car+cer+ate