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con·fine·ment [kənˈfaɪnmənt] N

1. confinement no pl:

confinement (act of confining)
Einsperren nt
confinement (state of being confined)
Eingesperrtsein nt
confinement (restriction)
Gebundenheit f <-, -en>
confinement (imprisoning)
Inhaftierung f <-, -en>
confinement (imprisonment)
Haft f <->
solitary confinement
Einzelhaft f <-> kein pl
confinement to quarters MIL
Ausgangssperre f <-, -n>

2. confinement MED:

confinement dated
Niederkunft f <-, -künfte> old form

soli·tary con·ˈfine·ment N

solitary confinement
Einzelhaft f <-> kein pl
to keep sb in solitary confinement
jdn in Einzelhaft halten
to spend [or inf do] three months in solitary confinement
drei Monate in Einzelhaft verbringen [o. sein]