Confinement (disambiguation)

Confinement may refer to:

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  Confinement (imprisonment)

  The act of restricting someone’s freedom, typically through imprisonment or detention.

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  Confinement (physics)

  A concept in physics describing particles being unable to separate freely (e.g., quark confinement in quantum chromodynamics).

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  Confinement (pregnancy)

  A historical/colloquial term referring to the period around childbirth when a person is kept at home or under care.

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  Confinement (animal husbandry)

  Keeping animals in controlled enclosures (e.g., feedlots or cages) rather than letting them roam freely.