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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