confinement

(kən-fīn'mənt)
n.

1. The act of confining or the state of being confined.
2. Lying-in.

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noun

1. The state of being detained by legal authority: charge, custody, detention, ward. See free/unfree.
2. The act of limiting or condition of being limited: circumscription, constraint, limitation, restraint, restriction. See limited/unlimited.

n

Definition: imprisonment; restriction
Antonyms: freedom, liberation

Restriction of animals’ movements so that they are not allowed to range freely and graze pasture but are confined either outdoors or indoors, with food brought to them. The degree of confinement varies from tie-stalls for cows and farrowing crates for sows, to lounging barns and feedlots for cattle.

• total c. — animals housed at all times; a common practice in some tropical countries where protection from the heat and humidity may be essential for high-producing livestock; labor and engineering services are costly production items.

For a list of words related to confinement, see:

• Pregnancy and Birth - confinement: period of lying-in immediately preceding birth of child
• Prison and Punishment - confinement: imprisonment

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - nedkomst, begrænsning, fangenskab

Nederlands (Dutch)
opsluiting, bevalling, beperking

Français (French)
n. - détention, internement, (Méd) couches, accouchement (arch)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Einsperrung, Einweisung, Beschränkung, Entbindung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - περιορισμός, εγκλεισμός, φυλάκιση, οικουρία, (για έγκυες) κατάκλιση

Italiano (Italian)
reclusione, imprigionamento, detenzione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - prisão (f), parto (m)

Русский (Russian)
ограничение, заключение

Español (Spanish)
n. - confinamiento, limitación, prisión, obligación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fångenskap, inspärrning, bundenhet vid sängen, innesittande, barnsäng, nedkomst, inskränkning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
限制, 坐月子, 禁闭

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 限制, 坐月子, 禁閉

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 제한, 감금 , 해산

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 監禁, 幽閉, お産の床につくこと, 出産, お産, 制限

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حبس, فترة ما قبل الولادة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מאסר, לידה, ריתוק‬

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