Confinement and Maximum

Confinement

Confinement noun - The act of confining or the state of being confined.

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Maximum and confinement are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Maximum" instead a noun "Confinement".

Nearby Words: confine, confined, confining

Maximum noun - The greatest amount, number, or part.

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Confinement and maximum are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Confinement" instead a noun "Maximum".

temporary	temporary confinement	temporary maximum
last	last confinement	last maximum

It's used for solitary confinement for disciplinary cases, generally one minute, but it's considered so bad a punishment that the maximum time the courts will allow them to use it is one hour.

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