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/kənˈfʌɪnm(ə)nt/

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- 1. the action of confining or state of being confined: "he was immediately released from his confinement" Similar imprisonmentinternmentincarcerationcustodycaptivitydetentionrestraintarresthouse arrestliterary:thraldomthrallarchaic:duressdurancepenningcaginglocking upwalling in/upenclosureencirclementsurroundingencompassmentquarantinecorrallingrare:immurementOpposite liberty
- 2. the condition of being in childbirth: dated "the pros and cons of home versus hospital confinement" Similar labour(expected) deliverygiving birthbirthingbirthchildbirthnativitytechnical:parturitionarchaic:lying-inaccouchementchildbedtravail
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Learn a new word every day. Delivered to your inbox! The meaning of CONFINEMENT is an act of confining : the state of being confined; especially : lying-in. How to use confinement in a sentence.

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What does confined mean in a sentence?
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 ). Sent back to live with her mother and stepdad in their creepy rural manse, Kylie is fed up with her forced confinement from day one.

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What is solitary confinement?
Confinement is the state of being forced to stay in a prison or another place which you cannot leave. She had been held in solitary confinement for four months. He'd obviously kept himself fit despite his years of confinement. A woman's confinement is the period of time just before and during which she gives birth to a child.

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What is a woman's confinement?
A woman's confinement is the period of time just before and during which she gives birth to a child. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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CONFINEMENT definition: 1. the situation in which a person or animal is kept somewhere, usually by force: 2. labour UK…. Learn more.
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The meaning of CONFINEMENT is an act of confining : the state of being confined; especially : lying-in. How to use confinement in a sentence.
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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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CONFINEMENT meaning: 1. the situation in which a person or animal is kept somewhere, usually by force: 2. labour UK…. Learn more.
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Confinement means you're being held and you can't move freely. Confinement doesn't have to be punishment. If you've got a contagious disease, your doctor may recommend confinement to your hospital room. Puppies sometimes prefer confinement in a crate to sleeping in an open room.
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Confinement is the state of being forced to stay in a prison or another place which you cannot leave. She had been held in solitary confinement for four months. He'd obviously kept himself fit despite his years of confinement.
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noun. /kənˈfaɪnmənt/ [uncountable] the state of being forced to stay in a closed space, prison, etc.; the act of putting somebody there. her confinement to a wheelchair. years of confinement as a political prisoner. see also home confinement, solitary confinement. Extra Examples. Topics Crime and punishment c2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.