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pickup(arrest, raid, imprisonment, custody)
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stricture
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appreciation
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bind(check, delay, stay, wait)
2
bridle(check, curb, limit, restraint)
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charge(state, free, warrant, accusation)
2
clasp
2
clutch
2
clutches
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control(force, restraint, pressure, restriction)
2
cramp(check, curb, limit, restraint)
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deferment(delay, stay, wait, interruption)
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dungeon
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grasp
2
grip
2
halt
2
holding(support, check, delay, fight)
2
interruption(delay, stay, wait, stoppage)
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jailing(capture, apprehension, seizure, imprisonment)
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jam(check, delay, stay, wait)
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