concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child; she was in labor for six hours
[ Syn: parturiency , labor , labour , lying-in , travail , childbed ]
the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them
the state of being confined; he was held in confinement'
the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary); the restriction of the infection to a focal area
[ Syn: restriction ]