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solitary confinement

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solitary confinement
n.
The confinement of a prisoner in isolation from all other prisoners.
solitary confinement
n
(Law) isolation imposed on a prisoner, as by confinement in a special cell
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Noun1.solitary confinement - confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisonerssolitary confinement - confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners; "he was held in solitary"
solitary
confinement - the state of being confined; "he was held in confinement"
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solitary confinement
n → Einzelhaft f; to be put/kept or held in solitary confinement → in Einzelhaft genommen/gehalten werden
solitary confinement n to be in solitary confinement → essere in cella d'isolamento
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The system here, is rigid, strict, and hopeless solitary confinement.
American Notes for General Circulation by Dickens, Charles View in context
You are sentenced to two days' solitary confinement in the College prison, and I am sent to fetch you.
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Yes, sire, in solitary confinement, in a dungeon, like the lowest criminal.
The Three Musketeers by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
 
 
 
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