definition of
confinement

[1] #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] #2 confinement n. the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them. wn

[3] #3 confinement n. the state of being confined; "he was held in confinement". wn

[4] #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