solitary confinement

noun

: the state of being kept alone in a prison cell away from other prisoners

He spent three months in solitary confinement.

Examples of solitary confinement in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The order also limits the use of administrative segregation — commonly referred to as solitary confinement — to documented security concerns or situations in which detainees request separation themselves. — Mckenna Mobley, USA Today, 22 July 2026

In a statement posted to X Sunday, McBride said the brothers were arrested for their politics and are being held in solitary confinement. — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

At least part of his time in prison is believed to have been in solitary confinement. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 20 July 2026

The prosecution argued that Brumetti was lying and would do anything – including putting himself on death row in Connecticut – to get out of 15 years of solitary confinement in Alabama. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026

Rhymes for solitary confinement

• alignment
• alinement
• assignment
• consignment
• refinement
• misalignment
• nonalignment
• realignment
• reassignment
• reconsignment