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retention(noun, delay, arrest, imprisonment, custody)
11
detention(noun, check, delay, restraint, hindrance)
5
arrest(noun, delay, imprisonment, custody, confinement)
5
restraint(noun, restraint, imprisonment, custody, confinement)
5
retardation(noun, time, help, check, delay)
4
custody(noun, arrest, imprisonment, detention, confinement)
4
delay(noun, time, help, check, condition)
4
hold(noun, verb)
4
holdup(noun, time, help, check, delay)
4
impediment(noun, check, delay, restraint, arrest)
4
restriction(noun, restraint)
3
confinement(noun, restraint, arrest, imprisonment, custody)
3
constriction(noun, restraint)
3
imprisonment(noun, custody, detention, confinement)
3
inhibition(noun, restraint)
3
stricture(noun, restraint)
2
check(delay, obstruction)
2
constraint(noun, restraint)
2
detainer
2
hindrance(noun, check, delay, restraint, arrest)
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