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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