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confinement

con·fi·ne·ment

UK/kənˈfaɪnmənt/ US/kʌˈnfaɪnmʌnt/ fairly common

noun

1.

concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of labor to the birth of a child

  • “she was in labor for six hours”
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2.

the act of restraining of a person''s liberty by confining them

3.

the state of being confined

  • “he was held in confinement”

Origin

Borrowed from French confinement. By surface analysis, confine + -ment.

Phrases

  • confinement loaf
  • confinement time
  • energy confinement time
  • expected date of confinement
  • solitary confinement

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