confinement

noun

1. concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child

   noun.state

   Synonyms childbed labor labour lying-in parturiency travail

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them

   noun.act

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. the state of being confined

   noun.state

   Examples

   He was held in confinement.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)

   noun.act

   Synonyms restriction

   Source: WordNet 3.0

5. Restraint within limits; imprisonment; any restraint of liberty; seclusion.

   noun

   Source: webster1913