confinement
noun
con·fine·ment
kən-ˈfīn-mənt 
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Examples of confinement in a Sentence
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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Other times, the artwork responded directly to the men’s day-to-day conditions of confinement.
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Alexandra Moore, The Conversation, 30 Jan. 2025
Emanuel Pugh, 26, was charged Tuesday with strangulation, two counts of domestic battery resulting in bodily injury to a pregnant woman, two counts of criminal confinement, and one count of domestic battery.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
Monkey breeder Jimmy Hammonds was ordered to pay a $90,000 fine to a fund operated by the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service and to serve eight months of his probation in home confinement.
—Alex Heigl, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
Sentenced to four months in prison, four months of home confinement, 36 months of supervised release, and ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
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Alexandra Moore, The Conversation, 30 Jan. 2025
Emanuel Pugh, 26, was charged Tuesday with strangulation, two counts of domestic battery resulting in bodily injury to a pregnant woman, two counts of criminal confinement, and one count of domestic battery.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
Monkey breeder Jimmy Hammonds was ordered to pay a $90,000 fine to a fund operated by the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service and to serve eight months of his probation in home confinement.
—Alex Heigl, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
Sentenced to four months in prison, four months of home confinement, 36 months of supervised release, and ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Confinement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confinement. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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confinement
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