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| cargo area | |
| cargo deck | |
| cargo hold | |
| firm hold(idiom, retention) | |
| forceful holding(noun, arrest, apprehension, seizure) | |
| forcible detention(custody, incarceration) | |
| hit the jackpot(noun, idiom, arrest, apprehension) | |
| in custody(idiom, accusation) | |
| in retard | |
| in the lockup(idiom, accusation) | |
| iron grip(idiom, retention) | |
| isolation exclusion(idiom, prison) | |
| jail sentence | |
| keep in custody | |
| knock off(noun, arrest, apprehension, seizure) | |
| laying hold of(noun, idiom, arrest, apprehension) | |
| lingering inactivity | |
| locking up(noun, imprisonment, custody, confinement) | |
| penal colony(idiom, prison) | |
| penal settlement(idiom, prison) |
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