solitary (confinement cell)
1solitary confinement — n. Imprisoning someone alone in an isolated cell, without contact with fellow prisoners or without any human contact at all, even from prison employees. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney… …
2solitary confinement — n. confinement of a prisoner in isolation from all other prisoners, often in a dungeonlike cell: a form of extra punishment for misconduct …
3solitary confinement — ► NOUN ▪ the isolation of a prisoner in a separate cell as a punishment …
4Solitary confinement — For other uses, see Solitary confinement (disambiguation). Solitary confinement is a special form of imprisonment in which a prisoner is isolated from any human contact, though often with the exception of members of prison staff. It is sometimes… …
5solitary confinement — In a general sense, the separate confinement of a prisoner, with only occasional access of any other person, and that only at the discretion of the jailer. In a stricter sense, the complete isolation of a prisoner from all human society, and his… …
6solitary confinement — A special condition of imprisonment. 21 Am J2d Crim L § 615. A punishment for crime consisting of the complete isolation of the prisoner from all human society and his confinement in a cell where he has no direct intercourse with or sight of any… …
7solitary confinement — the confinement of a prisoner in a cell or other place in which he or she is completely isolated from others. [1775 85] * * * …
8solitary confinement — sol′itary confine′ment n. confinement of a prisoner in a cell or other place in isolation from others • Etymology: 1775–85 …
9solitary confinement — /ˌsɒlətri kənˈfaɪnmənt/ (say .soluhtree kuhn fuynmuhnt) noun a punishment in jails of locking a prisoner alone in a special cell. Also, solitary …
10solitary confinement — imprisonment of a single person in a room or cell that is completely isolated from others …
