confined

confined
Imprisoned; required to remain in one place. As the word is used in a sick benefit insurance policy, a person is "confined," when his illness keeps him at home and totally disables him from following his vocation. The word does not import that he shall be confined to his bed. Home Protective Asso. v Williams, 150 Ky 134, 136, 150 SW 11. See close confinement; solitary confinement.

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  • confined — adj. 1. having movement restricted to within a certain area; usually a building. Opposite of {unconfined}. Note: [Narrower terms: {claustrophobic}; {close, confining}; {homebound, housebound, shut in}; {in childbed(prenominal)}; {pent, shut… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • confined — [adj] limited, enclosed bedfast, bedridden, bottled up, bound, chilled, circumscribed, compassed, cooped up, cramp, cramped, detained, flattened out, grounded, hampered, held, hog tied*, iced*, immured, imprisoned, incarcerated, in chains,… …   New thesaurus

  • confined — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a space) enclosed; cramped …   English terms dictionary

  • confined — [[t]kənfa͟ɪnd[/t]] 1) ADJ: v link ADJ to n If something is confined to a particular place, it exists only in that place. If it is confined to a particular group, only members of that group have it. The problem is not confined to Germany... These… …   English dictionary

  • confined — con|fined [kənˈfaınd] adj 1.) be confined to sb/sth to exist in or affect only a particular place or group ▪ The risk of infection is confined to groups such as medical personnel. 2.) a confined space or area is one that is very small ▪ It wasn t …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Confined — Confine Con*fine (k[o^]n*f[imac]n ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Confining}.] [F. confiner to border upon, LL. confinare to set bounds to; con + finis boundary, end. See {Final}, {Finish}.] To restrain within limits; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • confined — adjective a confined space or area is one that is very small: It wasn t easy to sleep in such a confined space …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • confined — adj. Confined is used with these nouns: ↑quarter, ↑space …   Collocations dictionary

  • confined — con|fined [ kən faınd ] adjective a confined space is so small that you cannot move around in it easily …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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