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▸ noun: (countable) A temporary state of custody or confinement.
▸ noun: (law) Confinement of a prisoner awaiting trial.
▸ noun: (pedagogy) A punishment given to a student for a minor infraction, typically requiring the student to report to a designated room during recess or outside of school hours to work on homework or perform busywork.
▸ noun: (civil law) The bare physical control without the mental element of intention required for possession.
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confinement,
delay,
holdup,
custody,
hold,
detaining,
detension,
arrestation,
arrest,
redetention,
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preventive,
pretrial,
such,
illegal,
long,
administrative,
arbitrary,
continued,
indefinite,
unlawful,
juvenile
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