CONFINEMENTS - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Noun

the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them

Part of speech: Noun

the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)

Example: the restriction of the infection to a focal area

Part of speech: Noun

the state of being confined

Example: he was held in confinement

Part of speech: Noun

concluding state of pregnancy

Example: from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child; she was in labor for six hours