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Meaning of "supermax" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SUPERMAX

supermax  [ˈsuːpəˌmæks] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUPERMAX

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Supermax is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SUPERMAX MEAN IN ENGLISH?

supermax

Supermax prison

Supermax is the name used to describe "control-unit" prisons, or units within prisons, which represent the most secure levels of custody in the prison systems of certain countries. The objective is to provide long term, segregated housing for inmates classified as the highest security risks in the prison system—the "worst of the worst" criminals, and those who pose a threat to national and international security.

Definition of supermax in the English dictionary

The definition of supermax in the dictionary is having or relating to the very highest levels of security.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUPERMAX


anticlimax
ˌæntɪˈklaɪmæks
climax
ˈklaɪmæks
disclimax
dɪsˈklaɪmæks
emacs
ˈiːmæks
IMAX
ˈaɪmæks
limax
ˈlaɪmæks
Lomax
ˈləʊmæks
max
mæks
minimax
ˈmɪnɪˌmæks
plagioclimax
ˌpleɪdʒɪəʊˈklaɪmæks
subclimax
sʌbˈklaɪmæks

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUPERMAX

supermacho
supermajority
supermale
superman
supermarket
supermart
supermasculine
supermassive
supermembrane
supermen
supermicro
supermilitant
supermind
supermini
superminister
supermodel
supermodern
supermom
supermoto
supermundane

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUPERMAX

Ajax
Bax
devo max
Fairfax
flax
Halifax
hoax
income tax
lax
pax
property tax
relax
sales tax
sax
sexual climax
syntax
tax
telefax
to the max
wax

Synonyms and antonyms of supermax in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «supermax» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUPERMAX

Find out the translation of supermax to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of supermax from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «supermax» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

无敌
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

supermax
570 millions of speakers

English

supermax
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Supermax
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سوبرماكس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Supermax
278 millions of speakers

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supermax
270 millions of speakers

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supermax
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

supermax
220 millions of speakers

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Supermax
190 millions of speakers

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Supermax
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

SUPERMAX
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

SUPERMAX
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Supermax
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

supermax
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

supermax
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुपरमॅक्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

süpermax
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Supermax
65 millions of speakers

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Supermax
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Supermax
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

supermax
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

supermax
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

supermax
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

supermax
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Supermax
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of supermax

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUPERMAX»

The term «supermax» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.391 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUPERMAX» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about supermax

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUPERMAX»

Discover the use of supermax in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to supermax and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Supermax: Controlling Risk Through Solitary Confinement
This book examines the rise and proliferation of 'Supermaxes', large prisons dedicated to holding prisoners in prolonged and strict solitary confinement, in the United States since the late 1980s.
Sharon Shalev, 2013
2
The Globalization of Supermax Prisons
Featuring essays that look at the U.S.-run prisons of Abu Ghraib and Guantanemo, this collection seeks to determine if the American model is the basis for the establishment of these facilities and considers such issues as the support or ...
Jeffrey Ian Ross, 2013
3
Imprisoning Resistance: Life and Death in an Australian Supermax
This book resurrects these events and invites us to learn urgent lessons in our current age of supermax and privatised prisons, detention of asylum seekers and the controversial use of indefinite detention under the banner of a 'war on ...
Bree Carlton, 2007
4
Psychopathology in Supermax Prisons: A New York State Study
The hypothesis that mentally ill inmates manifested significantly more behavioral pathology and psychiatric distress in supermax than non-mentally ill inmates was also supported.
Jennifer R. Wynn, 2007
5
Handbook of Correctional Mental Health, Second Edition
Supermax. Case. Law. Review. As early as 1890, the U.S. Supreme Court considered the potential adverse effects of solitary confinement on inmates' mental health. In the case of In re Medley, the Court noted that some inmates in solitary ...
Charles L. Scott, 2009
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American Criminal Justice Policy: An Evaluation Approach to ...
The problem with such a comparisonlies in the fact that supermax inmates do not represent a random sample of the general inmate population. Rather, they have been selected for placement based on their behavior or concern that they pose ...
Daniel P. Mears, 2010
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New Perspectives on Crime and Criminal Justice: Special Issue
Second, I turn to the recent origin of the supermax prison in the United States. The 1983 lockdown at Marion Penitentiary and its foreshadowing in an earlier experimental control unit mark the moment in twentieth century US history when ...
Austin Sarat, 2009
8
Supermax Prisons: Beyond the Rock
Supermax Prisons: Beyond the Rock takes the reader on a journey through the evolution of the supermax and offers invaluable information for setting up and managing a supermax facility. Chapters include: Supermax Prisons: Why?
Donice Neal, 2003
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Organizational, Clinical, and Constitutional Implications of ...
This dissertation examines the organizational, clinical, and constitutional implications of this level of confinement.
Julia A. King, 2006
10
Prison Masculinities
Angela. Y. Davis. Race,. Gender,. and. Prison. History: From. the. Convict. Lease. System. to. the. Supermax. Prison. Albert Wright Jr. is a fifty-year-old African American man who is serving a forty-year term in the Western Illinois Correctional  ...
Donald F. Sabo, Terry Allen Kupers, Willie James London, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUPERMAX»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term supermax is used in the context of the following news items.
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Boston Marathon bomber moved to Supermax
(CNN) Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, sentenced to death in the Boston Marathon bombings, has been moved to Supermax, the nation's most secure federal prison, ... «CNN, Jul 15»
2
Officer injured by inmate at Varner SuperMax
GOULD, Ark. (KTHV) – On Monday morning, an inmate at the Varner SuperMax Unit reportedly attacked a correctional officer with a metal rod. Officers found ... «THV 11, Jul 15»
3
What's life like in Supermax prison?
(CNN) It's home to Ramzi Yousef, who plotted the 1993 bombing at the World Trade Center; 9/11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui; "Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski; ... «CNN, Jun 15»
4
Supermax inmate sentenced to life in prison for killing fellow inmate
A man who helped stomp a Mexican Mafia gang leader to death in the first-ever murder at the U.S. Supermax prison was sentenced Friday to life in prison. «The Denver Post, Jun 15»
5
What awaits Dzhokhar Tsarnaev if he's sent to Supermax prison?
(CNN) It's home to Ramzi Yousef, who plotted the 1993 bombing at the World Trade Center; 9/11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui; "Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski; ... «CNN, May 15»
6
ACLU seeks probe amid hunger strike at Ohio supermax prison
The group cites a 2005 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld the due process rights of supermax prisoners, who are held in their cells for up to 23 hours a day. «WKBN.com, Apr 15»
7
Alleged Supermax prison gang leader on trial in Denver for murder …
DENVER - An alleged prison gang leader is going on trial Monday in Denver, accused of killing the former leader of a Hispanic prison gang, at the Colorado's ... «The Denver Channel, Apr 15»
8
Kieran Loveridge moved to Supermax prison after having an 'affair …
Kieran Loveridge has been moved to Goulburn Supermax prison because of an alleged 'improper relationship' with the female officer, radio station2GB report. «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
9
High-risk inmates at NSW super-max jail banned from speaking Arabic
Letters will also be required to be written in English under the new restrictions at SuperMax. The NSW attorney general, Brad Hazzard, said he ordered the ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
10
Malaysia's Supermax CEO charged with insider trading
Shares of Supermax, the world's second-largest rubber glove maker by volume, ended 16.5 percent lower at 1.62 ringgit per share, lowest since October 2011. «Reuters, Dec 14»

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