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Incarcerates Crossword Clue

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97%5Exact Match!
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

90%8 Limits or boundaries
noun

• a bounded scope

90%7 Police actions resulting in detention
noun

• the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

• the state of inactivity following an interruption

verb

• take into custody

• hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

• attract and fix

• cause to come to an abrupt stop

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Source #Number Answer
New York Times22 May 1996 Across 4
New York Times25 Feb 1988 Down 6
New York Times21 Jan 1980 Across 34
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