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What does confinement mean?

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Noun
  1. the act of confining or the state of being confined
  2. lying-in, time of giving birth
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Secret confinement creates an alternative to the asportation element of kidnapping.
His confinement emasculates and asexualizes him, penalizing him for his youthful offenses.
When it comes time for these dangerous offenders to be released, civil confinement thus becomes an appealing option.
Venter denied that a concept such as solitary confinement existed in South African jails.
Procedural safeguards are necessary to avoid any risk of arbitrariness resulting from a decision to place a prisoner in solitary confinement.
A prison warder was called as a witness, to enable Barker to establish the harsh character of solitary confinement in the jail.

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