Usage Note
Encarcelado is the past participle of encarcelar used as an adjective. It can also function as a noun — un encarcelado ('a prisoner'). The related noun is encarcelamiento ('imprisonment'). Note that cárcel (prison) is feminine despite ending in a consonant, so la cárcel — a gender learners often get wrong.
Examples
"El político fue encarcelado por corrupción."
Natural Translation
The politician was jailed for corruption.
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