Seclude vs Quarantine - What's the difference?
seclude | quarantine |
To shut off or keep apart, as from company, society, etc.; withdraw from society or into solitude: as, to seclude oneself from the world.
To shut or keep out; exclude; preclude.
A desert in which Christ fasted for 40 days according to the Bible
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
A sanitary measure to prevent the spread of a contagious plague by isolating those believed to be infected.
Such official detention of a ship at or off port due to suspicion that it may be carrying a contagious disease aboard.
A certain place for isolating persons suspected of suffering from a contagious disease.
A certain period of time during which a person is isolated to determine whether they've been infected with a contagious disease.
(by extension) Any rigorous measure of isolation, regardless of the reason.
A record system kept by port health authorities in order to monitor and prevent the spread of contagious diseases.
(computing) A place where email messages or other files which are suspected of harboring a virus are stored.
To retain in obligatory isolation or separation, as a sanitary measure to prevent the spread of contagious disease.
To put in isolation as if by quarantine