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confinement

/kənˈfaɪnmənt/

confinementnoun

confinements

Translations

The prisoner was kept in solitary confinement.

Заключённый содержался в одиночном заключении.

The confinement of the animal to a small cage was inhumane.

Ограничение животного в маленькой клетке было негуманным.

The hero's long confinement in the tower was finally over.

Долгое заточение героя в башне наконец закончилось.

Additional translations

тюремное заключение

Definitions

The state of being confined or restricted within limits.

The prisoner was kept in solitary confinement for several weeks.

The condition of being in childbirth or the period of childbirth.

She was in confinement for several hours before the baby was born.

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confinementadjective

/kənˈfaɪnmənt/

Attributive use of the noun; non-gradable.

Definitions

Relating to or designed for the act or state of being confined, especially a place, facility, or condition.

He was moved to the confinement wing while the investigation continued.