solitary confinement

[sol-i-ter-ee kuhn-fahyn-muhnt]

noun

1. the confinement of a prisoner in a cell or other place in which they are completely isolated from others.

solitary confinement

noun

1. isolation imposed on a prisoner, as by confinement in a special cell

Word History and Origins

Origin of solitary confinement¹

First recorded in 1775–85

Example Sentences

Japaridze, like all the jailed politicians, is held in solitary confinement.

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The only available bed was in solitary confinement.

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According to the complaint, the inmate spent a little more than a week in solitary confinement before returning to the yard where Fischgrund worked.

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The Foremans were initially held in the city of Kerman and spent 30 days in solitary confinement before being allowed to share a cell.

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Torture, violence, solitary confinement and execution threats have been documented at the facility, which was hit by Israeli strikes earlier in the year.

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