Definition of confinement

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Confinement (n.) Restraint within limits; imprisonment; any restraint of liberty; seclusion.

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Prison :: Prison (n.) Specifically, a building for the safe custody or confinement of criminals and others committed by lawful authority..
Incagement :: Incagement (n.) Confinement in, or as in, cage..
Ward :: Ward (n.) The state of being under guard or guardianship; confinement under guard; the condition of a child under a guardian; custody.
Captive :: Captive (a.) Made prisoner, especially in war; held in bondage or in confinement..
Releasement :: Releasement (n.) The act of releasing, as from confinement or obligation..
Release :: Release (n.) The act of letting loose or freeing, or the state of being let loose or freed; liberation or discharge from restraint of any kind, as from confinement or bondage..
Rescue :: Rescue (v. t.) To free or deliver from any confinement, violence, danger, or evil; to liberate from actual restraint; to remove or withdraw from a state of exposure to evil; as, to rescue a prisoner from the enemy; to rescue seamen from destruction..
Coarctation :: Coarctation (n.) Confinement to a narrow space.
Limbus :: Limbus (n.) Hence: Any real or imaginary place of restraint or confinement; a prison; as, to put a man in limbo..
Imprison Ment :: Imprison ment (n.) The act of imprisoning, or the state of being imprisoned; confinement; restraint..
Hold :: Hold (n.) A place of confinement; a prison; confinement; custody; guard.
Release :: Release (n.) To let loose again; to set free from restraint, confinement, or servitude; to give liberty to, or to set at liberty; to let go..
Bridewell :: Bridewell (n.) A house of correction for the confinement of disorderly persons; -- so called from a hospital built in 1553 near St. Bride's (or Bridget's) well, in London, which was subsequently a penal workhouse..
Vent :: Vent (v. t.) To suffer to escape from confinement; to let out; to utter; to pour forth; as, to vent passion or complaint..
Gush :: Gush (v. i.) To issue with violence and rapidity, as a fluid; to rush forth as a fluid from confinement; to flow copiously..
Clausure :: Clausure (n.) The act of shutting up or confining; confinement.
Vent :: Vent (n.) Fig.: Opportunity of escape or passage from confinement or privacy; outlet.
Detention :: Detention (n.) Confinement; restraint; custody.
Unmew :: Unmew (v. t.) To release from confinement or restraint.
Restriction :: Restriction (n.) The act of restricting, or state of being restricted; confinement within limits or bounds..
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