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Quarantine

Enforced isolation or restriction of free movement imposed to prevent the spread of contagious disease to others, alternatively, to isolate a person who does not have a disease during a disease outbreak, in order to prevent that person from catching the disease.

Glossary Source

JRC EU CBRNe Glossary
( EU Glossary on Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive risks )
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/bitstream/JRC128863/JRC128863_01.pdf