con ‧ fine ‧ ment /kənˈfaɪnmənt/ BrE AmE noun
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ confinement , ↑ confines ; verb : ↑ confine ; adjective : ↑ confined ]
1 . [uncountable] formal the act of putting someone in a room, prison etc that they are not allowed to leave, or the state of being there:
They were held in confinement for three weeks.
He visited prisoners at their place of confinement.
⇨ ↑ solitary confinement
2 . [uncountable and countable] old-fashioned or formal the time when a woman gives birth to a baby:
the pros and cons of home versus hospital confinement