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Definition of solitary confinement noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

solitary confinement

noun
 
/ˌsɒlətri kənˈfaɪnmənt/
 
/ˌsɑːləteri kənˈfaɪnmənt/
(also informal solitary)
[uncountable]
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  1. a punishment in which a prisoner is kept alone in a separate cell
    • to be in solitary confinement
    • He spent eleven years in solitary confinement.
    Topics Crime and punishmentc2
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