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Limit Prisoners Punishment Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "CONFINE" which means:
- verb
- • Place limits on (extent or amount or access)
- • Prevent from leaving or from being removed
- • Close in
- • Deprive of freedom; take into confinement
- • To close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement noun
- • (chiefly in the plural) a boundary or limit.
An example sentence would be:
- • "Please confine your belongings to the designated area."
- • "The zoo needs to confine the tiger to its cage."
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