What does Confinement mean?
Definitions for Confinement
kənˈfaɪn məntcon·fine·ment
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Confinement.
Princeton's WordNet
parturiency, labor, labour, confinement, lying-in, travail, childbednoun
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
"she was in labor for six hours"
confinementnoun
the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them
confinementnoun
the state of being confined
"he was held in confinement"
restriction, confinementnoun
the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)
"the restriction of the infection to a focal area"
Wiktionary
confinementnoun
the act of confining or the state of being confined
confinementnoun
lying-in
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Confinementnoun
Imprisonment; incarceration; restraint of liberty.
Etymology: from confine.
Our hidden foes,
Now joyful from their long confinement rose. John Dryden, Virgil.The mind hates restraint, and is apt to fancy itself under confinement, when the sight is pent up in a narrow compass. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 412.
As to the numbers who are under this restraint, people do not seem so much surprised at the confinement of some as the liberty of others. Joseph Addison, Freeholder, №. 16.
ChatGPT
confinement
Confinement refers to the state or act of being confined, restrained or restricted within certain limits or boundaries. This can apply to various context such as physical imprisonment, isolation, containment of particles in a field, or in a broader sense, limitations or restrictions in lifestyle, movement, or activities.
Webster Dictionary
Confinementnoun
restraint within limits; imprisonment; any restraint of liberty; seclusion
Confinementnoun
restraint within doors by sickness, esp. that caused by childbirth; lying-in
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
confinement
Inflicted restraint; an arrest.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Confinement in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Confinement in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of Confinement in a Sentence
This idea of total incarceration just isn't working and it's not humane, solitary confinement literally drives men mad.
If nothing turns out to be a catastrophe in the hospitals, then you’ll have that second mentality, but until we get to Jan. 15, nothing is going to be opening to that mentality. It’ll be more closed in, secure, confinement and restrictions. That is the pattern that we’re going to see.
Matt was held in an undisclosed location in solitary confinement for over five months, with no charge, no lawyer and very limited consular access.
Thousands of people on home confinement have reconnected with their families, have found gainful employment, and have followed the rules, we will exercise our authority so that those who have made rehabilitative progress and complied with the conditions of home confinement, and who in the interests of justice should be given an opportunity to continue transitioning back to society, are not unnecessarily returnedto prison.
We know that the military can not be trusted to respect the human rights of people and the rule of law in Burma, when the military was last in charge, political prisoners like me were rounded up, sent to prison for decades,( put in) solitary confinement and tortured. We are concerned that if this state of emergency is not reversed, similar things will happen again.
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