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solitary confinement
[sol-i-ter-ee kuhn-fahyn-muhnt]
noun
the confinement of a prisoner in a cell or other place in which they are completely isolated from others.
solitary confinement
noun
isolation imposed on a prisoner, as by confinement in a special cell
Word History and Origins
Origin of solitary confinement1
Example Sentences
“They don’t care if he dies in solitary confinement. That is obvious. The smug and sanctimonious tenor of their briefing makes that plain. But there is nothing sanctimonious about what is happening to Mr. Kelly.”
Per his attorney, the former R&B megastar was removed from solitary confinement at a North Carolina prison and taken to Duke University Hospital.
It added that following his arrest, Kourkouri was held in solitary confinement and repeatedly subjected to torture and other ill-treatment, including severe beatings.
After the teen told a female officer about the two coordinated brawls, he was transferred to solitary confinement, the suit alleged.
The businesswoman has said she was placed in solitary confinement when at boarding school in the US as a teenager.
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