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confinement
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Learner's definition of CONFINEMENT
[noncount]
1
: the act of confining someone or something : the state of being confined限制；禁闭；监禁 — see also solitary confinement
- the confinement of violent criminals [=the act of keeping violent criminals in prison]对暴力犯的监禁
- years of confinement多年的禁闭
- his confinement to a wheelchair [=his state of being forced to stay in a wheelchair]离不开轮椅对他的束缚
- The dog was kept in confinement until it was determined to be healthy.这条狗在被确认健康之前一直被关着。
2
old-fashioned : the time when a woman is giving birth to a baby分娩
- He remained with his wife during her confinement.妻子分娩时有他陪伴在身边。
confinement
noun
con·fine·ment kən-ˈfīn-mənt 
Example Sentences
The dog was kept in confinement until it was determined to be healthy. He remained with his wife during her confinement.
Recent Examples on the Web The function of memory is pivotal in narratives about confinement. 
Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2022 Moments earlier, defense attorney Meghan Brennan had painted a different picture of Smith while asking that he be allowed to be released to home confinement and electronic monitoring. Dan Morse, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2022 Rajabian was arrested in 2013, put in solitary confinement for three months, released on bail and arrested again in 2015 for recording an album titled The History of Iran Narrated By Setar (a lute-like instrument used in traditional Persian music). Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 8 Sep. 2022 The film blends first-person narration, live-action reënactment sequences, and stop-motion animation to explore the psychological trauma that solitary confinement inflicts on survivors. James Burns, The New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2022 Priceless Pets spokesperson Ashlee Sprague told CBS Los Angeles that adopters will need to help their rescues learn what life is like outside confinement. Allison Elyse Gualtieri, CBS News, 2 Sep. 2022 Meanwhile, solitary confinement would be eliminated entirely for pregnant women, people with certain disabilities and inmates under 25 or over 65. Bradford Betz, Fox News, 30 Aug. 2022 The bill restricts such confinement to no more than 15 consecutive days and a total of 45 days in a six-month span. Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2022 As with any horror film, Cady weasels his way into every facet of Bowdens' life like an overgrown shadow that blankets his family and profession in inescapable confinement of murder and mischief. Lea Anderson, Men's Health, 29 Aug. 2022 See More
Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2022 Moments earlier, defense attorney Meghan Brennan had painted a different picture of Smith while asking that he be allowed to be released to home confinement and electronic monitoring. Dan Morse, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2022 Rajabian was arrested in 2013, put in solitary confinement for three months, released on bail and arrested again in 2015 for recording an album titled The History of Iran Narrated By Setar (a lute-like instrument used in traditional Persian music). Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 8 Sep. 2022 The film blends first-person narration, live-action reënactment sequences, and stop-motion animation to explore the psychological trauma that solitary confinement inflicts on survivors. James Burns, The New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2022 Priceless Pets spokesperson Ashlee Sprague told CBS Los Angeles that adopters will need to help their rescues learn what life is like outside confinement. Allison Elyse Gualtieri, CBS News, 2 Sep. 2022 Meanwhile, solitary confinement would be eliminated entirely for pregnant women, people with certain disabilities and inmates under 25 or over 65. Bradford Betz, Fox News, 30 Aug. 2022 The bill restricts such confinement to no more than 15 consecutive days and a total of 45 days in a six-month span. Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2022 As with any horror film, Cady weasels his way into every facet of Bowdens' life like an overgrown shadow that blankets his family and profession in inescapable confinement of murder and mischief. Lea Anderson, Men's Health, 29 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Middle French, from confiner "to confine entry 2" + -ment -ment
First Known Use
1592, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of confinement was in 1592 Phrases Containing confinement
noun
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