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#1 confinement n. [parturiency, labor, labour, lying-in, travail, childbed] concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours". wn
#2 confinement n. the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them. wn
#3 confinement n. the state of being confined; "he was held in confinement". wn
#4 confinement n. [restriction] the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary); "the restriction of the infection to a focal area". wn
#2 confinement n. the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them. wn
#3 confinement n. the state of being confined; "he was held in confinement". wn
#4 confinement n. [restriction] the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary); "the restriction of the infection to a focal area". wn
