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detention
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committal
arrest
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take down
consignment
detinue
clink
gaol
jail
pokey
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poky
jailhouse
detainable
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incarceree
jailee
predetention
apprehension
bonds
arrestment
prison-bound
lag
detainer
in prison
carcerally
cuffing
imprisonment
internment
jailing
remand home
buttonholing
custody
citizen's arrest
hold
detention warrant
immurement
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captivity
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sent to the Tower
nondetention
in jail
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kidnapping
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time
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durance
clap up
mainpernor
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celly
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jug
shop
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boob
proceedings
taking into custody
do time
catch
jaillike
pinch
capacity
lockup
collar
telishment
rough ride
jaildom
feel someone's collar
handcuffing
roust

English words for 'The act by which someone is detained; detention.'

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