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Definition of Quarantines

Quarantine
Quarantine 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.
Quarantine
Quarantine 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.

Meaning of Quarantines from wikipedia

- concept of quarantine has been known since biblical times, and is known to have been practised through history in various places. Notable quarantines in modern...
- set of community quarantines during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines Quarantined (film), a 1970 US television film Quarantine (1923 film), a 1923...
- original classification system, the strictest community quarantines is the "enhanced community quarantine" (ECQ), which effectively is a total lockdown. According...
- The North Head Quarantine Station is a heritage-listed former quarantine station and ****ociated buildings that is now a tourist attraction at North Head...
- The Plant Quarantine Act, originally enacted in 1912 (7 U.S.C. 151 et seq.), gave the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) authority to regulate...
- Quarantine Act may refer to: Quarantine Act 1710, an act of the Parliament of Great Britain Quarantine Act 1721, an act of the Parliament of Great Britain...
- Plant quarantine is a technique for ensuring disease- and pest-free plants, whereby a plant is isolated while tests are performed to detect the presence...
- "Quarantine" is a political poem written by Irish poet Eavan Boland about the Irish famine of the mid 19th century, published in her 2001 poetry collection...
- The mobile quarantine facility (MQF) was a converted Airstream trailer used by NASA to quarantine astronauts returning from Apollo lunar missions for the...
- The Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service was the Australian government agency responsible for enforcing Australian quarantine laws, as part of...