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solitary confinement

[ sol-i-ter-ee kuhn-fahyn-muhnt ]

noun

  1. the confinement of a prisoner in a cell or other place in which they are completely isolated from others.


solitary confinement

noun

  1. isolation imposed on a prisoner, as by confinement in a special cell
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of solitary confinement1

First recorded in 1775–85
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Other hostages said they were kept in solitary confinement.

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Much of his time since has been spent in solitary confinement, his family says.

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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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