recluido

confined

adjective rreh-kloo-EE-doh Rare

Also means

secluded

Usage Note

Recluido is the past participle of recluir used adjectivally, describing someone isolated or shut away — in prison, hospital, or by choice. Agree by gender and number: recluida, recluidos, recluidas. It implies enforced or at least deliberate seclusion; for mere physical remoteness, aislado is more natural. Legal usage: recluido en prisión preventiva means held in pre-trial detention.

Examples

"El anciano vivía recluido en su casa."

Natural Translation

The old man lived confined to his house.

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