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Confinement
01
the state of being confined
02
the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them
03
the period when a pregnant woman goes into labor until the baby is born
Formal
Examples
She was admitted to the hospital at the start of confinement.
04
the action of keeping someone in a closed space, prison, etc., usually by force
Examples
He was sentenced to a year of confinement.
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