Substantiv
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| quarantine -
A desert in which Christ fasted for 40 days according to the Bible.
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| quarantine -
A grace period of 40 days during which a widow has the right to remain in her dead husband's home, regardless of the inheritance.
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| quarantine -
A sanitary measure to prevent the spread of a contagious plague by isolating those believed to be infected.
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| quarantine -
Such official detention of a ship at or off port due to suspicion that it may be carrying a contagious disease aboard.
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| quarantine -
A certain place for isolating persons suspected of suffering from a contagious disease.
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A certain period of time during which a person is isolated to determine whether they've been infected with a contagious disease.
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Any rigorous measure of isolation, regardless of the reason.
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A record system kept by port health authorities in order to monitor and prevent the spread of contagious diseases.
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A place where email messages or other files which are suspected of harboring a virus are stored.
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Verb
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To retain in obligatory isolation or separation, as a sanitary measure to prevent the spread of contagious disease.
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| quarantine -
To put in isolation as if by quarantine.
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