confinement

1. Concluding state of pregnancy;
   From the onset of contractions to the birth of a child (synset 114071923)
   "she was in labor for six hours"
   is a type of: birth, birthing, giving birth, parturition - the process of giving birth
   subtypes: premature labor, premature labour - labor beginning prior to the 37th week of gestation
   has:

   • uterine contraction - a rhythmic tightening in labor of the upper uterine musculature that contracts the size of the uterus and pushes the fetus toward the birth canal
   • effacement - shortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls as it is dilated during labor
   • asynclitism, obliquity - the presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle
   is a part of: gestation, maternity, pregnancy - the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
   same as: childbed, labor, labour, lying-in, parturiency, travail
2. The act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them (synset 101149089)
   is a type of: restraint - the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
   subtypes:

   • imprisonment, internment - the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
   • house arrest - confinement to your own home
   • commitment, committal, consignment - the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
3. The state of being confined (synset 114022061)
   "he was held in confinement"
   is a type of: subjection, subjugation - forced submission to control by others
   subtypes:

   • constraint, restraint - the state of being physically constrained
   • captivity, immurement, imprisonment, incarceration - the state of being imprisoned
   • custody, detainment, detention, hold - a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
   • solitary, solitary confinement - confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners
4. The act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary) (synset 101151109)
   "the restriction of the infection to a focal area"
   is a type of: restraint - the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
   subtypes:

   • classification - restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people
   • specification, stipulation - a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement
   • circumscription - the act of circumscribing
   • constraint - the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others
   same as: restriction

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