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   Con·fine·ment

   /kənˈfīnm(ə)nt/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action of confining or state of being confined: "he was immediately released from his confinement" Similar imprisonmentinternmentincarcerationcustodycaptivitydetentionrestraintarresthouse arrestliterary:thralldomthrallarchaic:duressdurancepenningcaginglocking upwalling in/upenclosureencirclementsurroundingencompassmentquarantinecorrallingrare:immurementOpposite liberty
   • 2. the condition of being in childbirth: dated "the pros and cons of home versus hospital confinement" Similar labor(expected) deliverygiving birthbirthingbirthchildbirthnativitytechnical:parturitionarchaic:lying-inaccouchementchildbedtravail

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   The meaning of CONFINEMENT is an act of confining : the state of being confined; especially : lying-in. How to use confinement in a sentence.

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   noun. the act of confining or the state of being confined. the period from the onset of labour to the birth of a child. physics another name for containment.

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   CONFINEMENT meaning: 1. the situation in which a person or animal is kept somewhere, usually by force: 2. labour UK…. Learn more.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCONFINEMENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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.

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   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. Puppies sometimes prefer confinement in a crate to sleeping in an open room.

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   limit, restrict, circumscribe, confine mean to set bounds for. limit implies setting a point or line (as in time, space, speed, or degree) beyond which something cannot or is not permitted to go. visits are limited to 30 minutes.

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   Confinement is the state of being forced to stay in a prison or another place which you cannot leave.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › confinementConfinement - definition of confinement by The Free Dictionary

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   confinement. ( kənˈfaɪnmənt) n. 1. the act of confining or the state of being confined. 2. (Gynaecology & Obstetrics) the period from the onset of labour to the birth of a child. 3. (General Physics) physics another name for containment 3.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishconfinement noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    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.

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    CONFINEMENT meaning: a situation in which someone is kept in a room or area, usually by force. Learn more.