solitary confinement
noun
: the state of being kept alone in a prison cell away from other prisoners
He spent three months in solitary confinement.
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The government insists he was placed in solitary confinement at his own request.
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ABC News, 9 May 2026
Allen had been kept in solitary confinement and under a suicide watch, both of which had been dropped.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
Since 2010, the 62-year-old lawyer has been arrested numerous times and subjected to prolonged solitary confinement.
—Irwin Cotler, Time, 8 May 2026
In 1969 she was put in solitary confinement for 491 days and tortured.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 2 May 2026
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ABC News, 9 May 2026
Allen had been kept in solitary confinement and under a suicide watch, both of which had been dropped.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
Since 2010, the 62-year-old lawyer has been arrested numerous times and subjected to prolonged solitary confinement.
—Irwin Cotler, Time, 8 May 2026
In 1969 she was put in solitary confinement for 491 days and tortured.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 2 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for solitary confinement
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“Solitary confinement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solitary%20confinement. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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