confinements

noun

Definition of confinementsnext
plural of confinement
1
as in captivities
the act of confining or the state of being confined some wild animals take to confinement very poorly

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2
as in restrictions
the act or practice of keeping something (as an activity) within certain boundaries the confinement of commercial development to one stretch of roadway is intended to help preserve the town's rural character

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  1. restrictions
  2. limitations
  3. incarcerations
Noun
  • Authorities also confiscated the suspects' passports and imposed restrictions on their communication with others.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Again, there are sneaky ways to try and overcome those restrictions.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of restrictions
Noun
  • There’s also the corresponding Van Neumann bottleneck, describing limitations in transfer between the CPU and the memory.
    John Werner, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Traditional surveillance systems, while helpful, often have limitations.
    Kevin Gu, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of limitations
Noun
  • The Kremlin consistently denies the existence of political prisoners in Russia, claiming all incarcerations are based on legal violations, despite human rights organizations indicating otherwise.
    Anna Chernova, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
  • The Body Politic uplifts Baltimore’s relative success in decreasing the city’s homicide and violent crime rate while not increasing incarcerations or the rate of citizen-police interactions.
    Richard Fowler, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of incarcerations
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