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confinement
confinement /kənˈfaɪn.mənt/ noun
1 F0 [U] the situation in which a person or animal is kept somewhere, usually by force: » She spent most of those years under house arrest or close confinement.Thesaurus+: ↑Putting people in prison2 F0 [C or U] OLD-FASHIONED OR FORMAL LABOUR(Cf. ↑labour) noun (BIRTH) (= the process of giving birth to a baby) Thesaurus+: ↑Birth , ↑Pregnancy |