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holding(noun, control, custody, detention, confinement)
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reservation(noun, employment, custody, detention, confinement)
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withholding(noun, delay, arrest, imprisonment, custody)
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detention(noun, imprisonment, custody, confinement, keeping)
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confinement(noun, arrest, imprisonment, custody, detention)
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keeping(noun, detention, confinement, holding, remembering)
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detainment(noun, delay, arrest, imprisonment, custody)
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memory(noun, ability, recall, memory, keeping)
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hold(noun, control, grasp, grip, embrace)
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safekeeping(noun, detention, confinement, keeping, holding)
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custody(noun, hold, control, arrest, imprisonment)
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preservation(noun, detention, confinement, keeping, holding)
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retentiveness(noun, mind, recall, thought, perception)
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retaining(noun, employment, reservation, memory, holding)
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retentivity(noun, detention, confinement, keeping, holding)
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conservation(noun, custody, detention, confinement, keeping)
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recall(noun, mind, thought, perception, observation)
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recollection(noun, mind, recall, thought, perception)
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captivity(noun, detention, confinement, keeping, holding)
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keep(noun, detention, confinement, keeping, holding)
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