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1. captivity
2. detention
3. imprisonment
4. confinement
5. abduction
6. false imprisonment
7. good time
8. arrest
9. captive
10. hostage
11. incarcerator
12. parole
13. 5150
14. angary
15. detainer
16. emprison
17. hostage taker
18. impetration
19. impounder
20. imprisoner
21. incarcerate
22. intern
23. interne
24. mancipate
25. usucapt
26. captor
27. encloser
28. imprisonable
29. jailable
30. lifer
31. pignoration
32. purpresture
33. usurp
34. usurpation
35. usurpatory
36. work release
37. arrestation
38. carceral

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