to be in solitary confinement

  • 41confinement — UK [kənˈfaɪnmənt] / US noun Word forms confinement : singular confinement plural confinements 1) [uncountable] a situation in which someone is forced to stay in a place, especially a prison, and not allowed to leave She started writing poetry… …

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  • 42confinement — noun 1 (U) the act of putting someone in a room, prison etc, or the state of being there: her years of confinement | They were held in confinement for three weeks. see also: solitary confinement 2 (C, U) an act of giving birth to a child; lying… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 43confinement — noun 1) solitary confinement Syn: imprisonment, internment, incarceration, custody, captivity, detention, restraint; house arrest 2) the confinement of an animal Syn: caging, enclosure; quarantine …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 44solitary — /ˈsɒlətri / (say soluhtree) adjective 1. quite alone; without companions; unattended. 2. living alone; avoiding the society of others. 3. alone by itself. 4. characterised by the absence of companions: a solitary existence. 5. done without… …

  • 45confinement — State of being confined; shut in; imprisoned; detention in penal institution. Confinement may be by either a moral or a physical restraint, by threats of violence with a present force, or by physical restraint of the person. See also commitment… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 46confinement — State of being confined; shut in; imprisoned; detention in penal institution. Confinement may be by either a moral or a physical restraint, by threats of violence with a present force, or by physical restraint of the person. See also commitment… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 47confinement — noun Date: 1592 an act of confining ; the state of being confined < solitary confinement >; especially lying in …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 48solitary — sol·i·tar·y || sÉ‘lɪtÉ™rɪ / sÉ’lɪtrɪ n. recluse, one who lives far away from or avoids the society of others; one who lives alone for religious reasons, hermit; solitary confinement adj. alone; done without the company of others; lonely;&#8230; …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 49solitary — adjective 1》 done or existing alone.     ↘(of a bee, wasp, etc.) not social or colonial. 2》 secluded or isolated. 3》 [often with negative] single; only. 4》 (of a flower or other part) borne singly. noun (plural solitaries) 1》 a recluse or hermit …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 50solitary — adj. Solitary is used with these nouns: ↑animal, ↑confinement, ↑creature, ↑existence, ↑figure, ↑tear, ↑walk …

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