confinement

noun

the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them
個人の自由を制限すること
the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)
指定された領域に何かを保持する行為（必要なら力によって）
- the restriction of the infection to a focal area
  焦点の地域への伝染の制限
the state of being confined
監禁されていること
- he was held in confinement
  彼は監禁されていた
concluding state of pregnancy
妊娠状態を終えること

from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
陣痛の始まりから子供の誕生まで
- she was in labor for six hours
  彼女は6時間も陣痛で苦しんだ

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