Dictionary Check: confinement
"confinement" is a valid word!
Scrabble
18
points
Words with Friends
23
points
Definition
noun
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
Example:
"she was in labor for six hours"
noun
the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them
noun
the state of being confined
Example:
"he was held in confinement"
noun
the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)
Example:
"the restriction of the infection to a focal area"
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