Confinement - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|kənˈfaɪnmənt|
Brit.
|kənˈfaɪnmənt|
noun
- concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child (syn: childbed, labor, labour, lying-in, travail)
- the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them
- the state of being confined
- the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them
- the state of being confined
he was held in confinement
- the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary) (syn: restriction)Extra examples
The dog was kept in confinement until it was determined to be healthy.
He remained with his wife during her confinement.
They were held in confinement for three weeks.
He visited prisoners at their place of confinement.
The horses are always eager for exercise after the close confinement of the stables.
Word forms
noun
singular: confinement
plural: confinements
singular: confinement
plural: confinements
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