seclusion

[ si-kloo-zhuhn ]

noun

1. an act of secluding:

   the seclusion of unruly students.

2. the state of being secluded; retirement; solitude:

   He sought seclusion in his study.

3. a secluded place.

seclusion

/ sɪˈkluːʒən /

noun

1. the act of secluding or the state of being secluded
2. a secluded place

Other Words From

• nonse·clusion noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of seclusion¹

1615–25; < Medieval Latin sēclūsiōn- (stem of sēclūsiō ) < Latin sēclūs ( us ) (past participle of sēclūdere to seclude ) + -iōn- -ion

Word History and Origins

Origin of seclusion¹

C17: from Medieval Latin sēclūsiō; see seclude

Example Sentences

Grove also authored Senate Bill 1043, which would create a public database to disclose any uses of seclusion or behavioral constraints on minors held at residential therapeutic facilities.

From Los Angeles Times

The first move towards a law covering the restraint and seclusion of school children will be taken at the Scottish Parliament later.

From BBC

It aims to ensure that restraint and seclusion of children and young people in schools is only used as a last resort where there is an immediate risk of harm and using appropriate methods.

From BBC

Ms Morrison thanked Daniel Johnson for his work on the Members' Bill and said that in the last school year they had heard from 208 "desperate families" who said their child had been physically and emotionally harmed because they had been subjected to the use of restraint and/or seclusion in Scottish schools.

From BBC

Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, said pupils, parents and teachers were "deeply frustrated" at Scotland’s current approach to the use of restraint and seclusion.

From BBC

Related Words

• hiding
• remoteness
• solitude