Understanding the meaning of confinement

confinement

/kən'faɪnmənt/

noun
the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)
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Similar:

restriction

type of:
restraint
noun
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
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Similar:

childbed labor labour lying-in parturiency travail

type of:
giving birth birth birthing parturition

part of:
gestation maternity pregnancy
noun
the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them
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type of:
restraint
noun
the state of being confined
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"he was held in confinement"

type of:
subjugation subjection

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