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detainment
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1
an instance or period of being prevented from going about one's business
- The returning vacationers' detainment at the border only lasted a few minutes.
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2
the state of being held in lawful custody
- detainment of a prisoner without bail
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captivity, confinement, internment
apprehension, arrest, arrestment, bust [slang], collar, pinch
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