confinement
noun
con·fine·ment
kən-ˈfīn-mənt 
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Examples of confinement in a Sentence
The dog was kept in confinement until it was determined to be healthy.
He remained with his wife during her confinement.
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Moore also raised questions about the retirement of executive chief deputy of confinement for the Tarrant County Jail, Charles Eckert last week.
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Noah Alcala Bach and, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2024
On Monday in Marion Superior Court, Amber Robertson, 24, filed an agreement to plead guilty to neglect of a dependent with abandonment or cruel confinement, a charge that is a felony, in connection with her missing child who has not been found to this day.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 5 June 2024
In January 2022, a federal judge sentenced Crase and Williams to three years of probation and 15 days of intermittent confinement, which was to be served at a jail or halfway house over the course of five weekends.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 5 Jan. 2024
By Dakin Andone, Amanda Musa and Amy Simonson | CNN
A federal judge has sentenced Baltimore’s former top prosecutor Marilyn Mosby to time served and 12 months of home confinement – to be served concurrently with 3 years of supervised release – for mortgage fraud and perjury.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 23 May 2024
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Noah Alcala Bach and, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2024
On Monday in Marion Superior Court, Amber Robertson, 24, filed an agreement to plead guilty to neglect of a dependent with abandonment or cruel confinement, a charge that is a felony, in connection with her missing child who has not been found to this day.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 5 June 2024
In January 2022, a federal judge sentenced Crase and Williams to three years of probation and 15 days of intermittent confinement, which was to be served at a jail or halfway house over the course of five weekends.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 5 Jan. 2024
By Dakin Andone, Amanda Musa and Amy Simonson | CNN
A federal judge has sentenced Baltimore’s former top prosecutor Marilyn Mosby to time served and 12 months of home confinement – to be served concurrently with 3 years of supervised release – for mortgage fraud and perjury.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 23 May 2024
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“Confinement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confinement. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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confinement
noun
con·fine·ment
kən-ˈfīn-mənt
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