short-term confinement

Examples (10)

• The shoplifter was sentenced to 30 days of short-term confinement.
• Due to the outbreak, suspected cases were placed in short-term confinement at a designated facility.
• After the surgery, the cat's vet prescribed a week of short-term confinement to its carrier to limit movement.
• The soldiers faced short-term confinement to their quarters for breaking curfew.
• A judge can order a short-term confinement for a mental health assessment.
• The youth offender program uses short-term confinement as a corrective measure rather than long-term incarceration.
• He was held in short-term confinement until his bail was posted.
• The experiment required the short-term confinement of the subjects in a controlled environment.
• While better than a long prison sentence, even short-term confinement can have psychological effects.
• Violating the terms of your probation could result in immediate short-term confinement.