solitary confinement

[sol-i-ter-ee kuhn-fahyn-muhnt] / ˈsɒl ɪˌtɛr i kənˈfaɪn mənt /

NOUN

confinement in isolation

Synonyms

WEAK

holding cell isolation lockdown solitary the hole

Example Sentences

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Maybe my sentence was solitary confinement for years and years.

From Literature

Seven years later, Gonzales was transferred to Pelican Bay State Prison’s Security Housing Unit, then the most restrictive facility in California, where he was held in solitary confinement for about 25 years.

From Los Angeles Times

Yoon has been held in solitary confinement while fighting multiple criminal trials.

From Barron's

For the last five years, he has been held in solitary confinement at a maximum security prison - a detention his son believes is causing his health to "tremendously suffer".

From BBC

He is in ill health and has spent most of the last five years in solitary confinement, the lone window fixed to block sunlight.

From The Wall Street Journal