Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act of confining or the state of being confined.
- noun Lying-in.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being confined; restraint within limits; any restraint of liberty by force or other obstacle or necessity; hence, imprisonment.
- noun Restraint from going abroad by sickness, specifically by childbirth; the lying-in of a woman: as, her approaching confinement.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Restraint within limits; imprisonment; any restraint of liberty; seclusion.
- noun Restraint within doors by sickness, esp. that caused by childbirth; lying-in.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun the act of
confining or the state of beingconfined - noun
lying-in
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)
- noun concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
- noun the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them
- noun the state of being confined
Etymologies
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Examples
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In fact, according to the terms of his plea deal, Khadr will serve only eight more years in confinement -- one in Gitmo's Camp 5, and seven more in Canada, provided Canada accepts the United States 'request to transfer him a year from now.
Daphne Eviatar: The Curtain Closes on a Show Trial at Guantanamo Bay Daphne Eviatar 2010
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Ghailani was apparently forced to divulge Abebe's identity while in confinement with terrorists linked to the September 11, 2001 attacks.
US Constitutional Protection Given to Foreign Terror Suspect 2010
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Why don't we do something about the big white-person threat by rounding up white people who seem suspicious and keeping them in confinement?
The Smoot-Hawley Fence, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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The only positive aspect of solitary confinement is that it gives you time to think.
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One of the major reasons for its confinement is the challenge of teaching how to live -- or, as my experience in CPE would suggest, supporting and challenging people as they learn it themselves.
Joshua Stanton: Pastoral Care: Crucial Learning We Often Overlook Joshua Stanton 2010
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One of the major reasons for its confinement is the challenge of teaching how to live -- or, as my experience in CPE would suggest, supporting and challenging people as they learn it themselves.
Joshua Stanton: Pastoral Care: Crucial Learning We Often Overlook Joshua Stanton 2010
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By doing so, DDWS has been able to save people even before they were subjected to long term confinement and forced labor.
Free The Slaves: Bihar, India: Signs of Positive Change in Anti-Slavery Policy Free The Slaves 2011
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By doing so, DDWS has been able to save people even before they were subjected to long term confinement and forced labor.
Free The Slaves: Bihar, India: Signs of Positive Change in Anti-Slavery Policy Free The Slaves 2011
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One of the major reasons for its confinement is the challenge of teaching how to live -- or, as my experience in CPE would suggest, supporting and challenging people as they learn it themselves.
Joshua Stanton: Pastoral Care: Crucial Learning We Often Overlook Joshua Stanton 2010
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The petitioner has to demonstrate that his/her current confinement is contrary to law.
treeseed commented on the word confinement
19th century Victorian era term for pregnancy
February 15, 2008
ruzuzu commented on the word confinement
Followed by an upsitting.
September 9, 2010