Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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custody | Yes | No | No | No |
confinement | Yes | No | No | No |
custody (noun) | confinement (noun) |
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holding by the police | the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them |
(with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child | the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary) |
a state of being confined (usually for a short time) | the state of being confined |
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child |