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confinement

[kuhn-fahyn-muhnt] / kənˈfaɪn mənt /


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Ellwood later recalled: 'I was still under a kind of Confinement, unless I would have run about the Country bare-headed, like a Mad-Man'.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

The hearing took place on the fourth day of the mass trial at the so-called Terrorism Confinement Center, southeast of San Salvador.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Reyes Barrios was not aware of the controversy over deportations as he was ushered in handcuffs from the airport in San Salvador to the country’s infamous Terrorism Confinement Center, also known as CECOT.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2025

"It is my understanding, based on official reporting from our Embassy in San Salvador, that Abrego Garcia is being held in the Terrorism Confinement Center in El Salvador," State Department official Michael Kozak said.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2025

Confinement gave full play to the disease in the others.

From Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say by Allen, Martha Meir




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