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

In addition to being placed in solitary confinement (despite posing no threat to anyone), an act that of itself heightens the risk to his life, Jimmy Lai, a man of deep Catholic faith, has been frequently denied Holy Communion and has not been permitted to attend Mass services held in the prison. —Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025

Pratt spent the next eight years in solitary confinement. —Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025

Brindley alleged that Kelly had been given a potentially lethal cocktail of drugs by the prison officials tasked with providing his medication while he was housed in solitary confinement. —Chris Spargo, People.com, 20 June 2025

Kelly was moved to solitary confinement earlier in June, according to the motion. —Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 17 June 2025

Rhymes for solitary confinement

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