Detain and Prison

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Detain

Detain verb - Cause to be slowed down or delayed.
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Prison and detain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prison" instead a verb "Detain".
Nearby Words: detention, detainer, detaining

Prison

Prison noun - A place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody.
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Detain and prison are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Detain" instead a verb "Prison".
Nearby Words: prisoner, prisoned, prisoning

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  • Series / The Event Gray and Gray Morality: The US Government built a secret prison to detain the aliens until they gave the whole story, but the aliens themselves are no paragons of morality either, especially Thomas' faction which has apparently decided to go the Alien Invasion route.
    Source: Series / The Event
  • Video Game / Papers, Please He'll also cheerfully admit that all his papers are forged (when he finally gets his paperwork in order, he tells you it's because he paid for really good forgeries), that he's a drug smuggler, and that he'll just bribe his way out of prison if you detain him again.
    Source: Video Game / Papers, Please
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