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confinement (noun)

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  • confinement — confine ► VERB 1) (confine to) restrict (someone or something) within certain limits of (space, scope, or time). 2) (be confined to) be unable to leave (one s bed, home, etc.) due to illness or disability. 3) (be confined) dated (of a woman)… …   English terms dictionary

  • confinement — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ close ▪ The animals are kept in close confinement. ▪ solitary ▪ home (AmE) ▪ He was sentenced to six months of home confinement …   Collocations dictionary

  • confinement — noun 1 (U) the act of putting someone in a room, prison etc, or the state of being there: her years of confinement | They were held in confinement for three weeks. see also: solitary confinement 2 (C, U) an act of giving birth to a child; lying… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • confinement — noun 1) solitary confinement Syn: imprisonment, internment, incarceration, custody, captivity, detention, restraint; house arrest 2) the confinement of an animal Syn: caging, enclosure; quarantine …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • confinement — noun Date: 1592 an act of confining ; the state of being confined < solitary confinement >; especially lying in …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • confinement — noun a) the act of confining or the state of being confined b) lying in …   Wiktionary

  • confinement — noun 1》 the action of confining or state of being confined. 2》 dated the condition of being in childbirth …   English new terms dictionary

  • confinement system — noun : any system of raising poultry or other livestock in which the animals are kept from contact with the ground primarily as a sanitary measure …   Useful english dictionary

  • confinement — UK [kənˈfaɪnmənt] / US noun Word forms confinement : singular confinement plural confinements 1) [uncountable] a situation in which someone is forced to stay in a place, especially a prison, and not allowed to leave She started writing poetry… …   English dictionary

  • confinement — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. childbirth, childbed; imprisonment, incarceration, captivity, custody, detention; circumscription, limitation, restriction. See restraint, reproduction. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The state of being… …   English dictionary for students

  • confinement — con|fine|ment [ kən faınmənt ] noun 1. ) uncount a situation in which someone is forced to stay in a place, especially a prison, and not allowed to leave 2. ) count or uncount OLD FASHIONED the time during which a pregnant woman gives birth …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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