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confinement

[kuhn-fahyn-muhnt]

noun

  1. the act of confining.

  2. the state of being confined. confined.

  3. the lying-in of a woman in childbed; accouchement; childbirth.

  4. Military.Ìýincarceration in a guardhouse or prison while awaiting trial or as a punishment (arrest ).



confinement

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noun

  1. the act of confining or the state of being confined

  2. the period from the onset of labour to the birth of a child

  3. physics another name for containment

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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • nonconfinement noun
  • postconfinement noun
  • preconfinement noun
  • self-confinement noun
  • semiconfinement noun
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of confinement1

1640–50; confine + -ment; compare French confinement
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It added that following his arrest, Kourkouri was held in solitary confinement and repeatedly subjected to torture and other ill-treatment, including severe beatings.

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The attorney general also has a mandate to review and report on conditions of confinement, which it has yet to do.

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After the teen told a female officer about the two coordinated brawls, he was transferred to solitary confinement, the suit alleged.

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The defense team asked for a term of two months of home confinement and 300 hours of community service.

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The plea was part of an agreement in Pierce County Superior Court in which prosecutors will recommend nine months of confinement in the county jail when Kemp is sentenced in August.

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