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