period of confinement

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• confinement — [[t]kənfa͟ɪnmənt[/t]] confinements 1) N UNCOUNT Confinement is the state of being forced to stay in a prison or another place which you cannot leave. She had been held in solitary confinement for four months... He d obviously kept himself fit… …   English dictionary

• confinement —    the period of childbirth    Literally, no more than be cooped up, as in prison. Standard English:     The women continue working down to the day of their confinement. (Mayhew, 1851)    Thus to be confined, which might be taken as being unable… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• 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

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