solitary confinement

n. The confinement of a prisoner in isolation from all other prisoners, especially as an additional punishment or for the safety of the prisoner.

solitary confinement

n (Law) isolation imposed on a prisoner, as by confinement in a special cell

sol′itary confine′ment

n. confinement of a prisoner in a cell or other place in isolation from others. [1775–85]

Thesaurus

Noun

solitary confinement - confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners; "he was held in solitary"solitaryconfinement - the state of being confined; "he was held in confinement"

Translations

单独监禁

solitary

(ˈsolitəri) adjective1. alone; without companions. a solitary traveller. 单独的，独自的 2. living or being alone, by habit or preference. She was a solitary person.独居的3. single. not a solitary example.独一的ˈsolitude (-tjuːd) noun the state of being alone. He likes solitude; He lives in solitude.独居solitary confinement imprisonment in a cell by oneself. He was sentenced to six months' solitary confinement.单独监禁

solitary confinement

n. the placement of a prisoner in a Federal or state prison in a cell away from other prisoners, usually as a form of internal penal discipline, but occasionally to protect the convict from other prisoners or to prevent the prisoner from causing trouble. Long-term solitary confinement may be found to be unconstitutional as "cruel and unusual punishment."

solitary confinement