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50 entries under noun topic. ×
| retention(delay, arrest, imprisonment, custody) | |
| detention(check, delay, restraint, hindrance) | |
| arrest(delay, imprisonment, custody, confinement) | |
| restraint(restraint, imprisonment, custody, confinement) | |
| retardation(time, help, check, delay) | |
| custody(arrest, imprisonment, detention, confinement) | |
| delay(time, help, check, condition) | |
| hold | |
| holdup(time, help, check, delay) | |
| impediment(check, delay, restraint, arrest) | |
| restriction | |
| confinement(restraint, arrest, imprisonment, custody) | |
| constriction | |
| imprisonment(custody, detention, confinement) | |
| inhibition | |
| stricture | |
| constraint | |
| detainer | |
| hindrance(check, delay, restraint, arrest) | |
| incarceration(imprisonment, custody, confinement) |
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