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The act or state of being confined or imprisoned
“When a person has been duly convicted of a crime carrying a jail term, confinement is automatically authorized.”
The act or state of being surrounded or encircled by a barrier
“Electric fences may be useful in areas where confinement of the sheep during grazing for protection from predators is necessary.”
The act or state of being isolated from others
“I was still wrestling with this period of solitary confinement.”
The condition of being in childbirth
“Mother had given her a beautifully embroidered pocket that Mama had been sewing during her long confinement before the birth of Thomas and Lettie.”
A limiting condition or measure
“Dashti viewed it as the source of strain and confinement for development and change in the country.”
The quality of being weakly
A building in which people are legally held as a punishment for committing a crime
The condition or period of being pregnant with child
The act or process of preventing a thing from moving
Confinement in one's home
The state or condition of being confined
The terminal point or boundary of an area or movement
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