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💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Detained"

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Word	Definition
delayverb	(transitive) To put off until a later time; to defer.
hold upverb	(idiomatic) To detain by threatening, usually with a weapon, in order to commit robbery.
stayverb	(intransitive) To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.
confineverb	(transitive) To restrict (someone or something) to a particular scope or area; to keep in or within certain bounds.
accommodatedverb	(transitive) To provide housing for.
accusednoun	(law) The person charged with an offense; the defendant in a criminal case.
adheredverb	(intransitive) To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united.
adopted	a 2009 American independent mockumentary film starring comedian Pauly Shore as himself, "going to Africa to adopt a child, à la Madonna and Angelina Jolie."
agreed	In harmony.
apprehendverb	(transitive) To take hold of (something) with understanding; to conceive (something) in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand.
apprehendedverb	Conceived; understood.
apprehensionnoun	Anticipation, especially of unfavorable things such as dread or fear or the prospect of something unpleasant in the future.
arrestverb	(law) The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc.
arrestedverb	Having been placed under arrest, or having been charged with a crime.
arresteesnoun	a person who is under arrest.
arrestingverb	striking, gripping
arrestsnoun	(law) The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc.
belated	Later in relation to the proper time something should have happened.
captives	a 1994 British romantic crime drama film directed by Angela Pope and written by the Dublin screenwriter Frank Deasy.
captivitynoun	The state of being captive.