Lockup
Lockup noun - A place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody.
Usage example: the firm conviction that juvenile offenders should never be held in adult lockups
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Stockade and lockup are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stockade" instead a noun "Lockup".
Stockade
Stockade noun - A place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody.
Usage example: prisoners of war confined in a stockade
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Nearby Word: stockaded
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