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confinement vs house arrest

house arrest vs confinement

confinement and house arrest both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
confinement Yes No No No
house arrest Yes No No No
As nouns, house arrest is a hyponym of confinement; that is, house arrest is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than confinement:
  • confinement: the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them
  • house arrest: confinement to your own home
Other hyponyms of confinement include imprisonment, internment, commitment, committal, consignment.
confinement (noun) house arrest (noun)
the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them confinement to your own home
the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)
the state of being confined
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
Difference between confinement and house arrest

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