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penal colony(idiom, prison)
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penal settlement(idiom, prison)
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rail in(verb, hold, commit, confine)
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run in(verb, hold, keep, delay)
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sponging house(idiom, prison)
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take away(verb, phrasal verb, hold, informal)
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take into custody(verb, idiom, hold, catch)
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take prisoner(hold, catch, seize, capture)
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wall in(circle, ring, surround, wrap)
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alma mater(noun, place, institute, college)
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block off(circle, ring, surround, wrap)
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bog down(verb, hold, keep, delay)
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cast in prison
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choke back(verb, hold, control, restrain)
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clap in jail
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cool down(verb, cool, restrain, limit)
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cool off(verb, make, force, curb)
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crack down(verb, hold, control, restrain)
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decide punishment(condemn, blame, confine, punish)
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fence off(circle, ring, surround, wrap)
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