confinement

英 [kən'faɪnmənt] 美[kən'faɪnmənt]

• n. 限制；监禁；分娩

1. concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of labor to the birth of a child;

"she was in labor for six hours"

2. the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them

3. the state of being confined;

"he was held in confinement"