32 entries under custody topic. ×

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holding(noun, control, detention, confinement)
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reservation(noun, employment, detention, confinement)
16
withholding(noun, delay, arrest, imprisonment)
14
detention(noun, imprisonment, confinement, keeping)
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confinement(noun, arrest, imprisonment, detention)
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detainment(noun, delay, arrest, imprisonment)
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custody(noun, hold, control, arrest, imprisonment)
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conservation(noun, detention, confinement, keeping)
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engagement(noun, detention, confinement, keeping)
3
incarceration(noun, arrest, imprisonment, confinement)
2
maintenance(noun, detention, confinement, keeping)
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apprehension(noun, delay, mind, arrest, thought)
2
arrestation(noun, delay, mind, arrest, thought)
2
bust(noun, delay, mind, arrest, thought)
2
holding back(expression, delay, arrest, imprisonment)
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restraint(noun, imprisonment, detention, confinement)
1
grasp(noun, grip, embrace)
1
delay(noun, arrest, imprisonment, confinement)
1
hindrance(delay, arrest, imprisonment, confinement)
1
holding pen(expression, delay, arrest, imprisonment)
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