solitary confinement — n. Imprisoning someone alone in an isolated cell, without contact with fellow prisoners or without any human contact at all, even from prison employees. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney… … Law dictionary
solitary confinement — solitary con finement n [U] a punishment in which a prisoner is kept alone and is not allowed to see anyone else in solitary confinement ▪ He spent more than half his time in prison in solitary confinement … Dictionary of contemporary English
solitary confinement — n. confinement of a prisoner in isolation from all other prisoners, often in a dungeonlike cell: a form of extra punishment for misconduct … English World dictionary
solitary confinement — ► NOUN ▪ the isolation of a prisoner in a separate cell as a punishment … English terms dictionary
Solitary confinement — For other uses, see Solitary confinement (disambiguation). Solitary confinement is a special form of imprisonment in which a prisoner is isolated from any human contact, though often with the exception of members of prison staff. It is sometimes… … Wikipedia
solitary confinement — n. 1) to put smb. into solitary confinement 2) in solitary confinement * * * in to put smb. into solitary confinement … Combinatory dictionary
solitary confinement — N UNCOUNT: usu in N A prisoner who is in solitary confinement is being kept alone away from all other prisoners, usually as a punishment. Last night he was being held in solitary confinement in Douglas jail … English dictionary
solitary confinement — solitary con finement noun uncount a punishment in which a prisoner is kept alone, separate from other prisoners … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
solitary confinement — noun confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners he was held in solitary • Syn: ↑solitary • Hypernyms: ↑confinement … Useful english dictionary
solitary confinement — In a general sense, the separate confinement of a prisoner, with only occasional access of any other person, and that only at the discretion of the jailer. In a stricter sense, the complete isolation of a prisoner from all human society, and his… … Black's law dictionary
