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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. incarceration 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 ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of confinement1

1640–50; confine + -ment; compare French confinement
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A British Sikh who has been imprisoned in India on terror charges for more than seven years has now been moved into solitary confinement, according to his brother and a human rights group.

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"He is in solitary confinement, but he's in good condition and has not been mistreated so far," he told us.

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Lawyers for the justice secretary said the segregation was neither solitary confinement or a punishment - but a carefully considered plan to keep Yaxley-Lennon safe.

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Brösche, who told ABC 10News San Diego she spent eight days in solitary confinement, remained in ICE detention for six weeks until Tuesday.

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In a statement on Saturday, the PKK said it hoped Turkey would release Ocalan, who has been imprisoned in solitary confinement since 1999, so he can lead a process of disarmament.

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