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solitary confinement
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solitary confinement
(noun)
solitary confinement
noun
solitary confinement
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of SOLITARY CONFINEMENT
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the state of being kept alone in a prison cell away from other prisoners
He spent three months in
solitary confinement
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