| Main Entry: | detainment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | detention |
Synonyms: |
confinement, custody, hold, holding, imprisonment |
| Main Entry: | detainment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | delay |
Synonyms: |
holdup, postponement |
| Main Entry: | detention |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | confinement, imprisonment |
Synonyms: |
apprehension, arrest, arrestation, bust, custody, delay, detainment, hindrance, holding back, holding pen, immurement, impediment, incarceration, internment, keeping in, nab, pen*, pickup, pinch*, quarantine, restraint, retention, time up the river, withholding |
Antonyms: |
freedom, liberation, release |
| Main Entry: | retention |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | custody |
Synonyms: |
confinement, detainment, detention, holding, reservation, withholding |
| Main Entry: | retardation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | delay |
Synonyms: |
adjournment, bind*, check, cooling-off period, cunctation, dawdling, demurral, detainment, detention, discontinuation, downtime, filibuster, hangup, hindrance, hold-up, holding, holding pattern, holdup, impediment, interval, jam*, lag, lingering, logjam, loitering, moratorium, obstruction, postponement, problem, procrastination, prorogation, putting off, remission, reprieve, retardment, setback, showstopper, stall, stay, stop, stoppage, surcease, suspension, tarrying, tie-up, wait |
| Concept: | Retention. |
| Category: | 1. Property in general |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
retention; retaining; keep, detention, custody; tenacity, firm hold, grasp, gripe, grip, iron grip., fangs, teeth, claws, talons, nail, unguis, hook, tentacle, tenaculum; bond (vinculum)., clutches, tongs, forceps, pincers, nippers, pliers, vice., paw, hand, finger, wrist, fist, neaf, neif., bird in hand; captive.
-verbs
retain, keep; hold fast one's own, hold tight one's own, hold fast one's ground, hold tight one's ground; clinch, clench, clutch, grasp, gripe, hug, have a firm hold of., secure, withhold, detain; hold back, keep back; keep close; husband (store); reserve; have in stock, keep in stock (possess) [more]; entail, tie up, settle.
-adjectives
retaining; retentive, tenacious., unforfeited, undeprived, undisposed, uncommunicated., incommunicable, inalienable; in mortmain; in strict settlement.
-phrases
uti possidetis.
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Antonyms: |
relinquishment, loss |
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