confinement
noun
con·fine·ment
kən-ˈfīn-mənt 
Examples of confinement in a Sentence
The dog was kept in confinement until it was determined to be healthy.
He remained with his wife during her confinement.
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At least nine of the 25 arrested have landed in immigration detention — scattered across the country from a crowded lockup in Miami to a facility in a sleepy Texas railway town to a confinement in a Pacific Northwest port city overlooked by Mount Rainier.
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Hannah Critchfield, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2025
He was subsequently ordered to home confinement in April 2025.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 29 May 2025
There is no restriction concerning how many FTCs may be applied toward home confinement.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Last month, a Texas man was sentenced to four months in custody and 180 days of home confinement for trafficking six baby spider monkeys from Mexico to San Diego, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2025
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Hannah Critchfield, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2025
He was subsequently ordered to home confinement in April 2025.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 29 May 2025
There is no restriction concerning how many FTCs may be applied toward home confinement.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Last month, a Texas man was sentenced to four months in custody and 180 days of home confinement for trafficking six baby spider monkeys from Mexico to San Diego, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for confinement
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“Confinement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confinement. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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confinement
noun
con·fine·ment
kən-ˈfīn-mənt
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