quarantine(noun) isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease
(noun) enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease
(verb) place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons; "My dog was quarantined before he could live in England"
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