Nouns (3)
confinement
n. the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them
hold, custody
n. a state of being confined (usually for a short time); "his detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is on hold"; "he is in the custody of police"
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Fuzzynyms (10)
retention, keeping, holding
n. the act of retaining something
arrest, check, hitch, stay, stop, halt, stoppage
n. the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"
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detention
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