InternmentWordNet Explorer
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noun
placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law
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the taking possession of something by legal process
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the collection of rules imposed by authority
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seizure of illegal drugs by the police
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the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
Words in this synset: imprisonment
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the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them
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the act of confining prisoners to their cells (usually to regain control during a riot)
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(law) confinement without legal authority