48 entries under confinement topic. ×

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holding(noun, control, custody, detention)
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reservation(noun, employment, custody, detention)
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withholding(noun, delay, arrest, imprisonment, custody)
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detention(noun, imprisonment, custody, keeping)
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keeping(noun, detention, holding, remembering)
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detainment(noun, delay, arrest, imprisonment, custody)
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safekeeping(noun, detention, keeping, holding)
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custody(noun, hold, control, arrest, imprisonment)
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preservation(noun, detention, keeping, holding)
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retentivity(noun, detention, keeping, holding)
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conservation(noun, custody, detention, keeping)
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captivity(noun, detention, keeping, holding)
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keep(noun, detention, keeping, holding)
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camera-eye(noun, mind, recall, thought, perception)
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engagement(noun, custody, detention, keeping)
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grip(noun, grasp, embrace, detention)
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impropriation(noun, detention, possession, keeping)
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nonobservance(noun, detention, keeping, holding)
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occupancy(noun, control, grasp, grip, embrace)
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possession(noun, control, grasp, grip, embrace)
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