confinement — ozdic

Definitions

noun

1

The act of confining or the state of being confined.

“A Navy Sailor has been placed in pretrial confinement in connection with the death of Seaman Resendiz. Charges under the Uniform Code of Military Justice are pending,” NCIS told CNN in a statement Thursday.

2

Lying-in, time of giving birth.

In confinement ladies are attended, not by the ordinary doctors, but by women especially devoted to the calling, who regard their profession as honorable and humanitary.

At the wakes time Morel was working badly, and Mrs. Morel was trying to save against her confinement.

3

lockdown

Collocations

6

1

(noun.)

ADJ

close

During the pandemic, many people experienced close confinement in their homes for several months.

solitary

VERB + CONFINEMENT

be held in, be kept in

be placed in, be put in

PREP

in ~

After the accident, she required a period of bed confinement while her injuries healed.

~ to

During the pandemic, many people experienced confinement to their homes for several months.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by for

restriction

noun — concluding state of pregnancy

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

“A Navy Sailor has been placed in pretrial confinement in connection with the death of Seaman Resendiz. Charges under the Uniform Code of Military Justice are pending,” NCIS told CNN in a statement Th

Wiktionary

02

In confinement ladies are attended, not by the ordinary doctors, but by women especially devoted to the calling, who regard their profession as honorable and humanitary.

Wiktionary

03

At the wakes time Morel was working badly, and Mrs. Morel was trying to save against her confinement.

Wiktionary

04

I was stuck in confinement for thirty days until I decided to pay a bribe.

Tatoeba · #2652622

05

Dan was released from solitary confinement after spending a month in the dark.

Tatoeba · #3930930

06

The warden sent Dan back to solitary confinement.

Tatoeba · #3930983

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, confinement is marked as dated. Watch for register when choosing this word.