confinement
[/kənˈfaɪnmənt/]
nounpl: confinements
confinamento
1. The state of being confined; imprisonment or restriction of movement
The prisoner's confinement lasted for ten years.
O confinamento do prisioneiro durou dez anos.
2. The period during which a woman is in labor or confined to bed after childbirth
Her confinement was expected in March.
Seu confinamento era esperado em março.
3. Limitation within boundaries or limits
The confinement of the disease to one region was fortunate.
O confinamento da doença a uma região foi afortunado.
NYC Slang
lockup (informal term for imprisonment)
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