confinement

Confinement generally refers to the state of being restricted or limited within certain boundaries or conditions. In various contexts, it can denote physical restriction, such as incarceration in prison, or metaphorical restrictions, like being confined by societal rules. In science, it can describe particles being restricted within a specific space, such as quarks confined within protons and neutrons. The idea encompasses both the act of limiting movement or freedom and the implications of such limitations on individuals or systems.