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Confinement - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Confinement : (noun)
1: concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of labor to
the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours"
[syn: parturiency, labor, labour, lying-in, travail,
childbed]
2: the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining
them
3: the state of being confined; "he was held in confinement"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Confinement : \Con*fine"ment\, n.
1. Restraint within limits; imprisonment; any restraint of
liberty; seclusion.
The mind hates restraint, and is apt to fancy itself
under confinement when the sight is pent up.
--Addison.
2. Restraint within doors by sickness, esp. that caused by
childbirth; lying-in.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Confinement |
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cell7even: In solertery Confinement! |
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rishaloves: After 3 days of Confinement, I actually got a trim + re dye my hair tomorrow. thanks Mommah Dear;) |
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SShiroma: RT @change: 26 Years of Solitary Confinement Is Torture http://bit.ly/7puZJm |
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