One In Custody Informally Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	99%	4		Exact Match!
	noun • (law enforcement) Perpetrator. adjective • At or forming a right angle (to something). • Exactly upright; extending in a straight line toward the centre of the earth, etc. • Independent of or irrelevant to each other; orthogonal.
	19%	6		Take into custody
	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
	19%	6		Hold in custody
	verb • deprive of freedom; take into confinement • stop or halt • cause to be slowed down or delayed

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