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# administrative segregation

phrase (noun phrase; official)

«administrative segregation» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

(euphemism, US, official) keeping a prisoner alone in a cell, apart from other prisoners; solitary confinement.

### In the lessons

A prison system term in the US used in official reports to make solitary confinement sound like routine paperwork; news and law; can hide how harsh it is.

### Examples

- He spent eight months in administrative segregation.
- The report criticised the use of administrative segregation.
- Prison officials placed him in administrative segregation «for his own safety».
- News: «Critics say administrative segregation is solitary confinement by another name.»
- Prisoners in administrative segregation may see no one for days.
- Lawyer: «My client has been in administrative segregation since his arrival.»

### Note

Stands for «solitary confinement». «Administrative» makes it sound like a filing job. Often shortened to «ad seg» in US prison talk.