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con⋅fine⋅ment

  [kuhn-fahyn-muhnt]
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–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 ).
Origin:
1640–50; confine + -ment; cf. F confinement
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con·fine·ment   (kən-fīn'mənt)   
n.  

  1. The act of confining or the state of being confined.

  2. Lying-in.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Legal Dictionary

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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Medical Dictionary

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
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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confinement con·fine·ment (kən-fīn'mənt)
n.

  1. The act of restricting or the state of being restricted in movement.

  2. Lying-in.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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