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Definition of home confinement noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

home confinement

noun
 
/ˌhəʊm kənˈfaɪnmənt/
 
/ˌhəʊm kənˈfaɪnmənt/
 (North American English)
(also house arrest British English, North American English)
[uncountable]
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  1. the state of being a prisoner in your own house rather than in a prison
    • He was sentenced to six months of home confinement.
    Topics Crime and punishmentc2
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