Meaning
prison, penitentiary
- relating to prison or inmates
In a sentence
Il sovraffollamento è una grave piaga del sistema carcerario.
Overcrowding is a serious plague of the prison system.
Lavora come medico all'interno della struttura carceraria.
She works as a doctor inside the prison facility.
Gli esperti discutono da anni sulla riforma carceraria.
Experts have been debating prison reform for years.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| carcerario | masculine · singular |
| carceraria | feminine · singular |
| carcerari | masculine · plural |
| carcerarie | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Relational adjective: it always follows the noun it modifies (e.g. 'sistema carcerario').
- Derived from 'carcere' (prison).