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Meaning of the word confinement in English

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confinement

US /kənˈfaɪn.mənt/
UK /kənˈfaɪn.mənt/

Noun

1.

the action of confining or state of being confined.

Example:
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he was immediately released from his confinement
Synonym:
imprisonmentinternmentincarcerationcustodycaptivitydetentionrestraintarresthouse arrestthrallduressdurancepenningcagingenclosuresurroundingquarantinecorralling
Synonym:
liberty
2.

the condition of being in childbirth.

Example:
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the pros and cons of home versus hospital confinement
Synonym:
laborbirthingbirthchildbirthnativityparturitionlying-inaccouchementchildbedtravail
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confinedconfinesolitary confinement