solitary confinement
noun
the confinement of a prisoner in a cell or other place in which he or she is completely isolated from others.
Origin of solitary confinement
First recorded in 1775–85
Words nearby solitary confinement
solipsistic,
solitaire,
solitary,
solitary bee,
solitary bone cyst,
solitary confinement,
solitary follicle,
solitary sandpiper,
solitary tract,
solitary vireo,
solitary wasp
Example sentences from the Web for solitary confinement
We go to the solitary-confinement cell, where trouble makers are kept.
My Wonderful Visit |Charlie Chaplin
British Dictionary definitions for solitary confinement
solitary confinement
noun
isolation imposed on a prisoner, as by confinement in a special cell