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Hold In Custody Crossword Clue

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99%6Exact Match!
verb

• deprive of freedom; take into confinement

• stop or halt

• cause to be slowed down or delayed

95%8Exact Match!
verb

• lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

• confine as if in a prison

33%8Hold in custody once more
noun

• A second or subsequent arrest.

verb

• To arrest again.

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New York Times31 Jul 2022 Down 15
New York Times01 Jun 1986 Across 101
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