137 entries under noun topic. ×

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