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Quarantine Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Quarantine?
[n] isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease
[n] enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease [v] place into enforce isolation, as for medical reasons; "My dog was quarantined before he could live in England" Synonyms | Synonyms for Quarantine: Related Terms | Find terms related to Quarantine: See Also | closing off | insulate | isolate | isolation | isolation Quarantine In Webster's Dictionary \Quar"an*tine\, n. [F. quarantaine, OF. quaranteine,
fr. F. quarante forty, L. quadraginta, akin to quattuor four,
and E. four: cf. It. quarantina, quarentine. See {Four}, and
cf. {Quadragesima}.]
1. A space of forty days; -- used of Lent.
2. Specifically, the term, originally of forty days, during
which a ship arriving in port, and suspected of being
infected a malignant contagious disease, is obliged to
forbear all intercourse with the shore; hence, such
restraint or inhibition of intercourse; also, the place
where infected or prohibited vessels are stationed.
Note: Quarantine is now applied also to any forced stoppage
of travel or communication on account of malignant
contagious disease, on land as well as by sea.
3. (Eng. Law) The period of forty days during which the widow
had the privilege of remaining in the mansion house of
which her husband died seized.
{Quarantine flag}, a yellow flag hoisted at the fore of a
vessel or hung from a building, to give warning of an
infectious disease; -- called also the {yellow jack}, and
{yellow flag}.
\Quar`an*tine"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quarantined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quarantining}.] To compel to remain at a distance, or in a given place, without intercourse, when suspected of having contagious disease; to put under, or in, quarantine. |
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