MeanOF

detention

- noun (n)

Meaning: confinement, imprisonment

Synonyms: apprehension arrest arrestation bust custody delay detainment hindrance holding back holding pen immurement impediment incarceration internment keeping in nab pen pickup pinch quarantine restraint retention time up the river withholding

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