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confinement

kәn'fainmәnt8 senses · 766 ms
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noun/kənˈfaɪnmənt/
  1. 1

    The act of confining or the state of being confined.countableuncountable

    • “A Navy Sailor has been placed in pretrial confinement in connection with the death of Seaman Resendiz. Charges under the Uniform Code of Military Justice are pending,” NCIS told CNN in a statement Thursday.
  2. 2

    Lying-in, time of giving birth.countabledateduncountable

    • In confinement ladies are attended, not by the ordinary doctors, but by women especially devoted to the calling, who regard their profession as honorable and humanitary.
    • At the wakes time Morel was working badly, and Mrs. Morel was trying to save against her confinement.
  3. 3

    lockdowncountableuncountable

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