78 entries under custody topic. ×

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confinement(noun, state, force, check, free)
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retention(noun, imprisonment, confinement, holding)
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imprisonment(noun, force, check, curb, limit)
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incarceration(noun, force, arrest, pressure, capture)
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restraint(noun, force, check, curb, limit)
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apprehension(noun, arrest, capture, seizure, raid)
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detainment(noun, check, delay, restraint, hindrance)
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arrest(noun, check, curb, limit, restraint)
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captivity(noun, force, check, curb, limit)
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constraint(noun, force, curb, limit, restraint)
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capture(noun, arrest, apprehension, seizure, winnings)
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delay(noun, check, stay, hindrance, obstacle)
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hindrance(noun, support, check, delay, fight)
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impediment(noun, support, check, delay, fight)
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internment(noun, arrest, apprehension, limitation, seizure)
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durance(noun, imprisonment, incarceration)
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immurement(noun, arrest, winnings, imprisonment)
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quarantine(noun, restraint, isolation, imprisonment)
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seizure(noun, arrest, capture, apprehension, raid)
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bust(noun, arrest, capture, apprehension, seizure)
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