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confinement

[ kuhn-fahyn-muhnt ]

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noun

the act of confining.
the state of being confined. confined.
the lying-in of a woman in childbed; accouchement; childbirth.
Military. incarceration in a guardhouse or prison while awaiting trial or as a punishment ( arrest ).

confinement

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noun

the act of confining or the state of being confined
the period from the onset of labour to the birth of a child
physics another name for containment

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of confinement¹

1640–50; confine + -ment; compare French confinement

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Example Sentences

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When he complained, Vigil said, he landed in solitary confinement.

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Scott said both animals would be better off at a sanctuary where they have many acres to openly roam in, rather than in the confinement of another zoo enclosure.

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He was then held in solitary confinement for two weeks in the United States, while being denied contact with a lawyer before ultimately being shipped off to Syria.

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She suffered regular strip searches and nearly a year in solitary confinement.

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She got a lawyer and filed a lawsuit in Maryland seeking to have him returned from his confinement in El Salvador.

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confinee confirm

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