confinement

con·fine·ment | \ kən-ˈfīn-mənt

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Definition of confinement

: an act of confining : the state of being confined solitary confinement especially : lying-in

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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.

Recent Examples on the Web Research on people in prison and solitary confinement offers lessons that deep-space astronauts could learn from. — TheWeek, "How to optimize your headspace on a mission to Mars," 22 Feb. 2020 Wilson, Levy and Allen were all arrested just days later on charges of battery and criminal confinement. — Justin L. Mack, Indianapolis Star, "Three more arrests, new charges filed in Kokomo homicide and kidnapping case," 17 Feb. 2020 Smith said in an e-mail to the Associated Press on Friday, two days into a 14-day confinement. — Carla K. Johnson, BostonGlobe.com, "Home quarantine for travelers buys time as new virus spreads," 16 Feb. 2020 The study methods themselves—taking blood samples, marking, handling, confinement—can mask or amplify the effects of the catch. — Popular Science, "Releasing a caught fish isn’t as simple as tossing it overboard," 11 Feb. 2020 One elephant presses its head into the corner of its prison-like confinement. — David Mckenzie And Brent Swails, CNN, "Young elephants were taken from their mothers in Zimbabwe. Now they're in cages in China," 24 Nov. 2019 Their enrollment – or confinement, depending on the arrangement or their perspective – can prevent these relatively privileged kids from joining the 48,000 youth caught in the U.S. juvenile justice system. — Heather E. Mooney, The Conversation, "Why it’s unclear whether private programs for ‘troubled teens’ are working," 27 Jan. 2020 Looking out the small window of that blind at the same diminutive patch of Nebraska felt like solitary confinement to me. — Outdoor Life, "Hunting with the Lupo, Benelli’s New Bolt-Action Rifle," 21 Jan. 2020 Kurtz pleaded guilty to molesting the child and was placed on probation, ordered to live in confinement at a Missouri retreat for wayward priests. — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, "Code of silence reigns amid scandals, misbehavior at all-boys Catholic schools," 2 Jan. 2020

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“Confinement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confinement. Accessed 26 Feb. 2020.

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confinement

noun

English Language Learners Definition of confinement

: the act of confining someone or something : the state of being confined

old-fashioned : the time when a woman is giving birth to a baby

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confinement

con·fine·ment | \ kən-ˈfīn-mənt

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Medical Definition of confinement

: an act of confining : the state of being confined especially : lying-in

confinement

con·fine·ment

Legal Definition of confinement

1 : the act of confining

2 : the state of being confined

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