confinement

Definition

The act of confining or the state of being confined.

Etymology

Borrowed from French confinement. By surface analysis, confine + -ment.

Example Sentences

• "“A Navy Sailor has been placed in pretrial confinement in connection with the death of Seaman Resendiz. Charges under the Uniform Code of Military Justice are pending,” NCIS told CNN in a statement Thursday."
• "In confinement ladies are attended, not by the ordinary doctors, but by women especially devoted to the calling, who regard their profession as honorable and humanitary."
• "At the wakes time Morel was working badly, and Mrs. Morel was trying to save against her confinement."