solitary confinement
noun/ˌsɒlətri kənˈfaɪnmənt/
/ˌsɑːləteri kənˈfaɪnmənt/
(also informal solitary)
[uncountable]- a punishment in which a prisoner is kept alone in a separate cell
- to be in solitary confinement
- He spent eleven years in solitary confinement.
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