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under detention


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detention
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Sense: Enforced delay
Synonyms:
retention Collocations, hindrance Collocations, detainment, arrest Collocations, delay Collocations, impediment, obstruction, hampering, slowing down, stay Collocations, stoppage, wait Collocations
Sense: Restraint
Synonyms:
custody Collocations, internment, quarantine, arrest Collocations, confinement, restraint Collocations, observation, apprehension, capture Collocations, time Collocations (slang), imprisonment, jailing


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