confinement
noun
con·fine·ment
kən-ˈfīn-mənt 
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The dog was kept in confinement until it was determined to be healthy.
He remained with his wife during her confinement.
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That group should start with the nearly 1,500 prisoners who are currently on home confinement under the CARES Act.
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Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
He is being held in pretrial confinement and is awaiting a preliminary hearing.
—CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024
The dean, Marilyn Flynn, was sentenced to 18 months of home confinement after pleading guilty to one count of bribery.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
Navalny details the final years of his life spent in confinement, and implores the Russian people to resist Putin’s regime.
—Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
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Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
He is being held in pretrial confinement and is awaiting a preliminary hearing.
—CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024
The dean, Marilyn Flynn, was sentenced to 18 months of home confinement after pleading guilty to one count of bribery.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
Navalny details the final years of his life spent in confinement, and implores the Russian people to resist Putin’s regime.
—Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Confinement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confinement. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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confinement
noun
con·fine·ment
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