SOLITARY CONFINEMENT


Meaning of SOLITARY CONFINEMENT in English

A prisoner who is in ~ is being kept alone away from all other prisoners, usually as a punishment.

Last night he was being held in ~ in Douglas jail.

N-UNCOUNT: usu in N

Collins COBUILD.      Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) .