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quarantine(noun, restraint, isolation, imprisonment, custody)
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resistance(noun, opposition, fighting, impermeability, invulnerability)
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retardation(noun, support, check, delay, fight)
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seizure(noun, arrest, capture, apprehension, raid)
4
bust(noun, arrest, capture, apprehension, seizure)
4
check(noun, verb, support, delay, fight)
4
constriction(noun, restraint, restriction)
4
duress(noun, force, pressure, hardship, imprisonment)
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holdup(check, delay, obstruction)
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keep(verb, prison, retention)
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pen(noun, informal, imprisonment, custody, prison)
4
pinch(noun, informal, arrest, capture, apprehension)
4
restriction(noun, restraint, limitation, demarcation, definition)
4
wait(noun, check, delay, stay, hindrance)
3
arrestation(noun, arrest, winnings, imprisonment, custody)
3
blockage(noun, restraint)
3
bondage(noun, force, check, curb, limit)
3
collar(noun, restraint, arrest, capture, apprehension)
3
inhibition(noun, restraint)
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lazaretto(noun, separation, isolation, segregation, seclusion)
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