DETENTION CELL Synonyms
There are 30 hypernyms of the phrase detention cell. (close relations)
Definition of DETENTION CELL
Best Alternative Words for DETENTION CELL
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captivity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being imprisoned • the state of being a slave | ||||||||
cell | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • any small compartment • (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals • a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction • a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement • a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver • small room in which a monk or nun lives • a room where a prisoner is kept | ||||||||
confinement | nounn | |||||||
noun • concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child • the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them • the state of being confined • the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary) | ||||||||
jail | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) verb • lock up or confine, in or as in a jail | ||||||||
lockup | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • jail in a local police station • the act of locking something up to protect it | ||||||||
prison | nounn | |||||||
noun • a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment • a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement | ||||||||
bullpen | nounn | |||||||
noun • a place on a baseball field where relief pitchers can warm up during a game • a large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily | ||||||||
detention centre | nounn | |||||||
noun • a large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily |