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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSolitary Confinement
/ˈsɒl.ɪ.tər.i kənˈfaɪn.mənt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A form of imprisonment in which an inmate is isolated from any human contact, except for members of prison staff, typically housed in a separate cell for twenty-three to twenty-four hours a day.
"The prisoner spent thirty days in solitary confinement as punishment for the altercation." - 2
The state of being kept entirely alone, separated from social interaction.
"Extended periods of solitary confinement can have severe psychological effects on an individual."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English and Latin roots, combining 'solitarius' (from 'solus', meaning alone) with 'confinement' (from Old French 'confinement' and Latin 'confinis', sharing a border). Historically evolved from monastic isolation practices into a modern institutional penal term denoting complete separation of a prisoner from human contact.
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isolement cellulaire
Transliteration: izɔlmɑ̃ sɛlylaʁ
"Il a été placé à l'isolement cellulaire pour sa propre protection."
Einzelhaft
Transliteration: ˈaɪ̯nt͡sl̩haft
"Der Häftling wurde in Einzelhaft genommen."
isolamento
Transliteration: izolaˈmento
"Il detenuto è stato messo in isolamento."
aislamiento
Transliteration: ajslaˈmjento
"El preso fue condenado a aislamiento total."
cela de detenção
Transliteration: ˈsɛlɐ dʒi detẽˈsɐw
"O prisioneiro foi colocado em uma cela de detenção."
एकांत कारावास
Transliteration: ekānt kārāvās
"उसे एकांत कारावास में रखा गया था।"
单独监禁
Transliteration: dāndú jiānjìn
"囚犯被关入单独监禁。"
독방 감금
Transliteration: dokbang gamgeum
"그 죄수는 독방 감금 처분을 받았다."
独房監禁
Transliteration: dokubō kankin
"彼は独房監禁に入れられた。"
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