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  • 101wall in — Synonyms and related words: beleaguer, beset, besiege, blockade, board, bottle up, bound, box in, box up, brick, cage, chamber, check, clapboard, cloister, close in, compass, confine, constrain, contain, coop, coop in, coop up, cordon, cordon off …

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  • 102defense — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Resistance against assault Nouns 1. defense, protection, guard, ward; shielding, preservation, guardianship; self defense, self preservation; deterrent; defense or escape mechanism; resistance; safeguard …

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  • 103detain — [dē tān′, ditān′] vt. [ME deteinen < OFr detenir < L detinere, to hold down or off, keep back, detain < de , off, from + tenere, to hold: see TENANT] 1. to keep in custody; confine 2. to keep from going on; hold back 3. Obs. to withhold… …

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  • 104detain — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English deteynen, from Anglo French deteign , stem of detenir, modification of Latin detinēre, from de + tenēre to hold more at thin Date: 15th century 1. to hold or keep in or as if in custody < detained by the&#8230; …

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  • 105bail — bail1 [bāl] n. [ME & OFr, power, control, custody &LT; OFr baillier, to keep in custody, deliver &LT; L bajulare, to bear a burden &LT; bajulus, porter, carrier] 1. money, a bond, etc. deposited with the court to obtain the temporary release of&#8230; …

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  • 106guard — v 1. protect, watch over, stand guard over, police, secure, defend; shield, shelter, screen, cover, cloak; preserve, save, conserve; escort, conduct, convoy, ride shotgun. 2. supervise, hold watch, keep under surveillance; control, keep under&#8230; …

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  • 107withhold — verb (withheld; holding) Etymology: Middle English, from with from + holden to hold more at with Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to hold back from action ; check 2. archaic to keep in custody 3 …

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  • 108guarding — Synonyms and related words: care, charge, covering, custodial, custodianship, custody, defending, defensive, fostering, guardian, hold, immunizing, keep, keeping, parental, preventive, preventive custody, prophylactic, protecting, protection,&#8230; …

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  • 109Commando Order — The Commando Order was issued by Adolf Hitler on 18 October 1942 stating that all Allied commandos encountered by German forces in Europe and Africa should be killed immediately, even if in uniform or if they attempted to surrender (prompted by&#8230; …

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  • 110immure — v enclose, inclose, wall up or in, board up, close up or in; pen or pen in, coop or coop up, cage, encage; shut up or in, impound, confine, put into confinement; hold captive, hold, keep in custody, detain; imprison, put in prison, jail, put in&#8230; …

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