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confinement

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con·fine·ment  (kn-fnmnt)
n.
1. The act of confining or the state of being confined.
2. Lying-in.

confinement
Noun
1. being confined
2. the period of childbirth
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Noun1.confinementconfinement - concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours"
uterine contraction - a rhythmic tightening in labor of the upper uterine musculature that contracts the size of the uterus and pushes the fetus toward the birth canal
effacement - shortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls as it is dilated during labor
birthing, giving birth, parturition, birth - the process of giving birth
maternity, pregnancy, gestation - the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
premature labor, premature labour - labor beginning prior to the 37th week of gestation
asynclitism, obliquity - the presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle
2.confinement - the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them
restraint - the act of controlling by restraining someone or something; "the unlawful restraint of trade"
internment, imprisonment - the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
house arrest - confinement to your own home
committal, consignment, commitment - the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
3.confinement - the state of being confined; "he was held in confinement"
subjection, subjugation - forced submission to control by others
constraint, restraint - the state of being physically constrained; "dogs should be kept under restraint"
captivity, immurement, incarceration, imprisonment - the state of being imprisoned; "he was held in captivity until he died"; "the imprisonment of captured soldiers"; "his ignominious incarceration in the local jail"; "he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon"
custody, detainment, detention, hold - a state of being confined (usually for a short time); "his detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is on hold"; "he is in the custody of police"
solitary, solitary confinement - confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners; "he was held in solitary"
4.confinement - the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary); "the restriction of the infection to a focal area"
restraint - the act of controlling by restraining someone or something; "the unlawful restraint of trade"
classification - restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people
stipulation, specification - a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement
circumscription - the act of circumscribing
constraint - the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others

confinement
Translations
Spanish confinement [kənˈfaɪnmənt] n (= prison) → reclusión f;
(MED) → parto;
in solitary confinement → incomunicado

French confinement [kənˈfaɪnmənt] nemprisonnement m, détention f;
(Mil) → consigne f (au quartier);
(Med) → accouchement m

German confinement [kənˈfaɪnmənt] confine nHaft f
Italian confinement [kənˈfaɪnmənt] nprigionia;
(MIL) → consegna;
(MED) → parto

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Several reasons make me believe in this; but the chief one is the remarkable effect which confinement or cultivation has on the functions of the reproductive system; this system appearing to be far more susceptible than any other part of the organisation, to the action of any change in the conditions of life.
His confinement is a hideous vision; and his old life a reality.
Tom Jones had many visitors during his confinement, though some, perhaps, were not very agreeable to him.
 
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