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Detainment

noun
1.
A state of being confined (usually for a short time).  Synonyms: custody, detention, hold.  "The prisoner is on hold" , "He is in the custody of police"






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... him with Fuzzy sitting in the crook of his arm. From the moment that the notice of the inspection ship's approach had come to the Lancet, Dal had known what was coming. He had been certain what the purpose of the detainment was, and who the inspector would be, yet he had not really been worried. In the back of his mind, a small, comfortable thought ...
— Star Surgeon • Alan Nourse



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