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Plural for the act or state of being confined or imprisoned
“When a person has been duly convicted of a crime carrying a jail term, confinement is automatically authorized.”
Plural for the act or state of being surrounded or encircled by a barrier
“Electric fences may be useful in areas where confinement of the sheep during grazing for protection from predators is necessary.”
Plural for the act or state of being isolated from others
“I was still wrestling with this period of solitary confinement.”
Plural for the condition of being in childbirth
“Mother had given her a beautifully embroidered pocket that Mama had been sewing during her long confinement before the birth of Thomas and Lettie.”
Plural for a limiting condition or measure
“Dashti viewed it as the source of strain and confinement for development and change in the country.”
Plural for the quality of being weakly
Plural for a building in which people are legally held as a punishment for committing a crime
Plural for the condition or period of being pregnant with child
Plural for the act or process of preventing a thing from moving
Plural for the state or condition of being confined
Plural for something that encumbers progress or movement
Plural for the terminal point or boundary of an area or movement
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