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confinement

[kuhn-fahyn-muhnt] / kənˈfaɪn mənt /


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Rights groups, however, have criticised authorities for leaving death-row inmates in solitary confinement for long periods of time, and also pointed to a lack of transparency as to when executions are carried out.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

He faces a maximum term of life in confinement.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

But crucially, the text does not specify what will become of Ocalan, 77, who has spent the past 27 years being held in solitary confinement on Imrali prison island near Istanbul.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

It may affect both the chiral transition and the transition associated with quark confinement.

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

To my surprise, no one yelled at me, but I did pull a few stitches, blow up my blood pressure, and get a couple more days in the hospital under strict confinement to my room.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia

Bursting through the confinements of movie logic, “It Ends” untrains audiences out of their certainty that every crisis has a solution.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

Armani took away the restrictions and confinements of stiffer styles that went before him - making men feel sophisticated and women empowered in the workplace.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2025

And Rikers is not a normal jail — a place of brief confinements pending trials and sentencings.

From Washington Post Feb. 3, 2023

He told reporters confinements and other consequences of surging infection numbers were worrying, but "should not lead to an increase in inflation, on the contrary".

From Reuters Dec. 20, 2021

In return for your four confinements and all your labour in the fields, what have you ever had except your bare rations and a stall?

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell




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