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confinement
noun con·fine·ment \kən-ˈfīn-mənt\
: the act of confining someone or something : the state of being confined
: the time when a woman is giving birth to a baby
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First Known Use of CONFINEMENT
1592
Related to CONFINEMENT
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- captivity, internment, immurement, impoundment, imprisonment, incarceration, prison
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confinement
noun con·fine·ment \kən-ˈfīn-mənt\
Medical Definition of CONFINEMENT
: an act of confining : the state of being confined; especially : lying-in
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