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- 1. the action of confining or state of being confined: "he was immediately released from his confinement" Similar Opposite
- 2. the condition of being in childbirth: dated "the pros and cons of home versus hospital confinement" Similar
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CONFINEMENT definition: 1. the situation in which a person or animal is kept somewhere, usually by force: 2. labour UK…. Learn more.
CONFINEMENT meaning: 1. the situation in which a person or animal is kept somewhere, usually by force: 2. labour UK…. Learn more.
to limit an activity, person, or problem in some way: Let's confine our discussion to the matter in question, please! Please confine your use of the phone to business calls. By closing the infected farms we're hoping to confine the disease to the north of the region (= stop it from spreading to other areas). C2 [ T usually passive ]
The meaning of CONFINEMENT is an act of confining : the state of being confined; especially : lying-in. How to use confinement in a sentence.
1. uncountable noun. 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 despite his years of confinement. Synonyms: imprisonment, custody, detention, incarceration More Synonyms of confinement.
Confinement definition: the act of confining. . See examples of CONFINEMENT used in a sentence.
Confinement means you're being held and you can't move freely. Confinement doesn't have to be punishment. If you've got a contagious disease, your doctor may recommend confinement to your hospital room.
Confinement is the state of being forced to stay in a prison or another place which you cannot leave. [...] More. Synonyms of 'confinement' • imprisonment, custody, detention, incarceration [...] • childbirth, labour, lying-in, travail [...] More. Collocations with the word 'confinement' home confinement. Examples of 'confinement' in a sentence.
noun. /kənˈfaɪnmənt/ [uncountable] the state of being forced to stay in a closed space, prison, etc.; the act of putting somebody there. her confinement to a wheelchair. years of confinement as a political prisoner. see also home confinement, solitary confinement. Extra Examples. Topics Crime and punishment c2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
confinement meaning, definition, what is confinement: the act of putting someone in a room, pr...: Learn more.
