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   con·fine·ment

   /kənˈfīnm(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. the action of confining or state of being confined: "he was immediately released from his confinement" Similar imprisonmentinternmentincarcerationcustodycaptivitydetentionrestraintarresthouse arrestliterary:thralldomthrallarchaic:duressdurancepenningcaginglocking upwalling in/upenclosureencirclementsurroundingencompassmentquarantinecorrallingrare:immurementOpposite liberty
   • 2. the condition of being in childbirth: dated "the pros and cons of home versus hospital confinement" Similar labor(expected) deliverygiving birthbirthingbirthchildbirthnativitytechnical:parturitionarchaic:lying-inaccouchementchildbedtravail

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