| grasp(noun, retention) | |
| grip(noun, retention) | |
| halt | |
| holdback | |
| holding(noun, support, check, delay, fight) | |
| immuration(restriction, imprisonment, custody, confinement, incarceration) | |
| interruption(noun, delay, stay, wait, stoppage) | |
| jailing(noun, capture, apprehension, seizure, imprisonment) | |
| jam(noun, check, delay, stay, wait) | |
| justice | |
| lag(noun, check, delay, stay, wait) | |
| logjam(noun, check, delay, stay, wait) | |
| moratorium(noun, check, delay, stay, wait) | |
| pause | |
| penitentiary(noun, prison) | |
| postponement(noun, check, delay, stay, wait) | |
| repression | |
| retardment(noun, check, delay, stay, wait) | |
| setback(noun, check, delay, stay, wait) | |
| stay(noun, check, delay, wait, hindrance) |
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