seclusion seclusion seclusion is the act of secluding (i.e. isolating from society), the state of being secluded, or a place that facilitates it (a secluded place). a person, couple, or larger group may go to a secluded place for privacy or peace and quiet. the seclusion of an individual is called solitude. restrictions on the seclusion of a man and a woman in some cases where there are legal, religious or social restrictions on two people having physical intimacy, there may be restrictions on being together in a secluded place. for example, under traditional schools of sharia or islamic law, a man and a woman who are not married and not mahram, being together in a house, a bathroom, or a secluded place, may be forbidden. a man and woman could be in a secluded area for work purposes, just talking, or anything that does not allow them to pass their limits.