D defs.my
Entry 6 senses Webster, 1913

confined

· IPA /kənˈfaɪnd/
01 adj. having movement restricted to within a certain area; -- usually a building. Opposite of unconfined.
  1. 1.
    having movement restricted to within a certain area; -- usually a building. Opposite of unconfined.
  2. 2.
    deprived of liberty; especially placed under arrest or restraint.
  3. 3.
    having movement restricted to within an enclosed outdoor area; -- of animals.
  4. 4.
    not invading healthy tissue.(Med.)
  5. 5.
    held prisoner.
  6. 6.
    having movement or progress restricted to a certain area; as, an outbreak of the plague confined to one quarter of the city; wildfires confined to within the canyon.
Syn. fenced in, penned. — Syn. -- captive, imprisoned, jailed.