- confinement con·fine·ment n
- [kən'faɪnmənt]
1) (imprisonment) reclusione f, detenzione f, Mil consegna
solitary confinement — cella di isolamento
2) Med parto
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confinement con·fine·ment n
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con|fine|ment — «kuhn FYN muhnt», noun. 1. the act of confining. 2. the fact or state of being confined: »confinement indoors because of a cold. 3. imprisonment. 4. the period a mother is confined to bed during and after childbirth. ╂[< French confinement… … Useful english dictionary
con·fine·ment — /kənˈfaınmənt/ noun [noncount] 1 : the act of confining someone or something : the state of being confined the confinement of violent criminals [=the act of keeping violent criminals in prison] years of confinement his confinement to a wheelchair … Useful english dictionary
Confinement — Con*fine ment, n. 1. Restraint within limits; imprisonment; any restraint of liberty; seclusion. [1913 Webster] The mind hates restraint, and is apt to fancy itself under confinement when the sight is pent up. Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. Restraint … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
confinement — con·fine·ment n 1: the act of confining 2: the state of being confined Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. confinement … Law dictionary
confinement — con|fine|ment [kənˈfaınmənt] n 1.) [U] formal the act of putting someone in a room, prison etc that they are not allowed to leave, or the state of being there ▪ They were held in confinement for three weeks. ▪ He visited prisoners at their place… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Confinement — Con|fine|ment [kən fainmənt] das; s <aus engl. confinement »Einschließung«, dies aus gleichbed. fr. confinement zu confiner »einsperren«, eigtl. »angrenzen«, zu confins, confines »Grenzen«, dies zu lat. confinis »angrenzend«> Bez. für die… … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
confinement — con|fine|ment [ kən faınmənt ] noun 1. ) uncount a situation in which someone is forced to stay in a place, especially a prison, and not allowed to leave 2. ) count or uncount OLD FASHIONED the time during which a pregnant woman gives birth … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
confinement — con·fine·ment … English syllables
confinement — con•fine•ment [[t]kənˈfaɪn mənt[/t]] n. 1) the act of confining 2) the state of being confined 3) the lying in of a woman in childbed; childbirth • Etymology: 1640–50 … From formal English to slang
confinement — Lying in; giving birth to a child. [L. confine (ntr.), a boundary, confine, fr. con + finis, boundary] * * * con·fine·ment kən fīn mənt n an act of confining: the state of being confined esp LYING IN … Medical dictionary
