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con⋅fine⋅ment
[kuh
n-fahyn-muhnt] 
–noun
| 1. | the act of confining. |
| 2. | the state of being 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 (distinguished from arrest ). |
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Confinement
Con*fine"ment\, n. 1. Restraint within limits; imprisonment; any restraint of liberty; seclusion. The mind hates restraint, and is apt to fancy itself under confinement when the sight is pent up. --Addison. 2. Restraint within doors by sickness, esp. that caused by childbirth; lying-in.
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Language Translation for : confinement
Spanish:
reclusión,
German:
die Haft,
Japanese:
監禁
Main Entry: con·fine·ment
Function: noun
1 : the act of confining
2 : the state of being confined
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: con·fine·ment
Pronunciation: k&n-'fIn-m&nt
Function: noun
: an act of confining : the state of being confined;especially : LYING-IN
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confinement con·fine·ment (kən-fīn'mənt)
n.
- The act of restricting or the state of being restricted in movement.
- Lying-in.
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