/ kənˈfaɪnmənt; NAmE / noun
1.
[ U ] the state of being forced to stay in a closed space, prison, etc., the act of putting sb there :
her confinement to a wheelchair
years of confinement as a political prisoner
—see also solitary confinement
2.
[ U , C ] ( formal or old-fashioned ) the time when a woman gives birth to a baby :
the expected date of confinement
a hospital / home confinement