Definitions
the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them
Word origin
Borrowed from French confinement. By surface analysis, confine + -ment.
Used in a sentence
““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.”
“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.”
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