[penology] Incapacitation in the context of sentencing philosophy refers to the effect of a sentence in terms of positively preventing (rather than merely deterring) future offending. Imprisonment incapacitates the prisoner by physically removing them from the society against which they are deemed to have offended. Long term imprisonment wi... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incapacitation_(penology)
In`ca·pac`i·ta'tion noun The act of incapacitating or state of being incapacitated; incapacity; disqualification. Burke. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/I/30