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Hold For Questioning Crossword Clue

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verb

• deprive of freedom; take into confinement

• stop or halt

• cause to be slowed down or delayed

31%11Hold a formal questioning session
verb

• transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication

• pose a series of questions to

23%13 One questioning a witness
noun

• someone who questions a witness carefully (especially about testimony given earlier)

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