hold+or+keep+in+custody

  • 81imprison — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. lock up, confine, detain; hold, jail, incarcerate. See circumscription, restraint. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. jail, confine, incarcerate, lock up, coop up, immure, impound, detain, keep in, hold,… …

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  • 82hem in — Synonyms and related words: beleaguer, beset, besiege, blockade, bottle up, bound, box, box in, box up, cage, chamber, check, circumscribe, cloister, close in, compass, confine, constrain, contain, coop, coop in, coop up, cordon, cordon off, cork …

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  • 83restrict — Synonyms and related words: abate, adjust to, allocate, allot, alter, appoint, appropriate to, assign, assign to, assuage, bar, be into, be strong in, bind, bottle up, bound, box, box in, box up, cage, check, circumscribe, cloister, condition,… …

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  • 84seal up — Synonyms and related words: bang, bar, barricade, batten, batten down, bolt, bosom, bottle up, box up, bury, button, button up, cache, cage, check, choke, choke off, clap, cloister, close, close up, confine, constrain, constrict, contain,… …

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  • 85Retention — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Retention >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 retention retention Sgm: N 1 retaining retaining &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 keep keep detention custody Sgm: N 1 tenacity tenacity firm hold grasp …

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  • 86enclose — Synonyms and related words: admit, assimilate, beleaguer, beset, besiege, blockade, bottle up, bound, box in, box up, cage, chamber, check, circle, circle in, circumscribe, cloister, close, close in, compass, compass about, complete, comprehend,… …

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  • 87pen — Synonyms and related words: POW camp, amanuensis, arable land, arena, artistry, authorcraft, authorship, automatic writing, barnyard, barton, bastille, beleaguer, beset, besiege, black hole, blockade, borstal, borstal institution, bottle up,… …

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  • 88pound — Synonyms and related words: Deutschmark, Mark, Reichsmark, abrade, ache, afghani, agonize, ail, ambush, anguish, anna, assail, assault, atomize, attack, baht, bang, barrage, bash, baste, bat, batter, bawbee, beat, beat a ruffle, beat a tattoo,… …

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  • 89shackle — Synonyms and related words: Oregon boat, anchor, arrest, bar, barrier, bearing rein, bilbo, bind, bit, bond, bonds, bottle up, box up, bracelets, brake, bridle, burden, cage, camisole, chain, chains, check, checkrein, chock, clog, cloister,… …

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  • 90imprison — [v] confine; put in jail apprehend, bastille, bottle up*, cage, check, circumscribe, closet, commit, constrain, curb, detain, fence in, hold, hold captive, hold hostage, hold in custody, ice*, immure, impound, incarcerate, intern, jail, keep,… …

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