Definition of Confinement
being locked inside or forcibly kept inside somewhere and not allowed to leave
Examples of Confinement in a sentence
By consenting to confinement in an institution, the patient hoped that she would finally get the medical treatment she so desperately needed. 🔊
After a 27 year confinement, Nelson Mandela was freed from prison in Cape Town. 🔊
Petty crimes led to the man’s confinement, but it was a larger conspiracy charge that would keep him incarcerated. 🔊
Fearing confinement to her hospital bed, the expectant mother asked if she could walk around the corridors. 🔊
When considering whether temporary confinement was an option, the veterinarian consulted several team members about the effects that not moving might have on the animal. 🔊
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