solitary confinement
Forced isolation in a small space and the denial of contact with other persons,…Forced isolation in a small space and the denial of contact with other persons, usually as a form of punishment for a prison inmate.
» Tom spent his birthday in solitary confinement.
Tom verbrachte seinen Geburtstag in Einzelhaft.
Том провёл день рождения в одиночной камере.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)Forced isolation in a small space and the denial of contact with other persons, usually as a form of punishment for a prison inmate.
Isolationshaft, Einzelhaft
одиночное заключениеodinočnoje zaključenije
- confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners
Examples
14 sentencesTom spent his birthday in solitary confinement.
ruТом провёл день рождения в одиночной камере. — marafon
deTom verbrachte seinen Geburtstag in Einzelhaft. — raggione
Tom is in solitary confinement.
Elias was placed in solitary confinement.
Bruno spends his birthday in solitary confinement.
His sentence of solitary confinement permanently ruined his life.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
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Forms
plural: solitary confinements| Singular | solitary confinement |
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uncountable
Synonyms
2 synonyms- confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners:solitary
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable