Meaning Of The Word Solitary confinement

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What's The Definition Of Solitary confinement?

solitary confinement
A prisoner who is in solitary confinement is being kept alone away from all other prisoners, usually as a punishment.

solitary confinement in British English
confinement of a prisoner in isolation from all other prisoners, often in a dungeonlike cell: a form of extra punishment for misconduct
noun: isolation imposed on a prisoner, as by confinement in a special cell
noun: the confinement of a prisoner in a cell or other place in which he or she is completely isolated from others

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