hold+or+keep+in+custody

  • 11hold — 1. verb 1) she held a suitcase Syn: clasp, clutch, grasp, grip, clench, cling to, hold on to; carry, bear Ant: release, let go of 2) I wanted to hold her …

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  • 12hold — v 1. To possess in virtue of a lawful title; as in the expression, common in grants, to have and to hold, or in that applied to notes, the owner and holder. 2. To be the grantee or tenant of another; to take or have an estate from another.… …

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  • 13hold — v 1. To possess in virtue of a lawful title; as in the expression, common in grants, to have and to hold, or in that applied to notes, the owner and holder. 2. To be the grantee or tenant of another; to take or have an estate from another.… …

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  • 14keep — [kēp] vt. kept, keeping [ME kepen < OE cœpan, to behold, watch out for, lay hold of, akin to MLowG kapen, ON kopa, to stare at < ? IE base * ĝab , to look at or for] 1. to observe or pay regard to; specif., a) to observe with due or… …

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  • 15keep — vb 1 Keep, observe, celebrate, solemnize, commemorate are comparable when they mean to pay proper attention or honor to something prescribed, obligatory, or demanded (as by one s nationality, religion, or rank), but they vary widely in their… …

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  • 16Hold — (h[=o]ld), n. 1. The act of holding, as in or with the hands or arms; the manner of holding, whether firm or loose; seizure; grasp; clasp; grip; possession; often used with the verbs take and lay. [1913 Webster] Ne have I not twelve pence within… …

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  • 17keep in detention — index constrain (imprison), detain (hold in custody), immure, imprison, seclude Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William …

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  • 18keep under arrest — index contain (restrain), detain (hold in custody), immure, imprison Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 19keep under control — index check (restrain), confine, contain (restrain), control (restrain), detain (hold i …

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  • 20keep within bounds — index censor, condemn (ban), confine, detain (hold in custody), detain (restrain), immure …

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