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taken and held prisoner
- confined citizens have basic rights under that nation's constitution
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confined
verb
past tense of confine
Synonyms & Antonyms of confined (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to set bounds or an upper limit for
- will confine my remarks to the subject we came here to discuss
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2
to put in or as if in prison
- the accused was confined until the trial could take place
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The first known use of confined was in 1605
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