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Prisoner :: Prisoner (n.) A person under arrest, or in custody, whether in prison or not; a person held in involuntary restraint; a captive; as, a prisoner at the bar of a court..

Detainer :: Detainer (n.) A writ authorizing the keeper of a prison to continue to keep a person in custody.

Take :: Take (v. t.) To obtain possession of by force or artifice; to get the custody or control of; to reduce into subjection to one's power or will; to capture; to seize; to make prisoner; as, to take am army, a city, or a ship; also, to come upon or befall; to fasten on; to attack; to seize; -- said of a disease, misfortune, or the like..

Safe-keeping :: Safe-keeping (n.) The act of keeping or preserving in safety from injury or from escape; care; custody.

Keeping :: Keeping (n.) A holding; restraint; custody; guard; charge; care; preservation.

Return :: Return (v. t.) To convey into official custody, or to a general depository..

Keep :: Keep (v. t.) To have in custody; to have in some place for preservation; to take charge of.

Custody :: Custody (n.) State of being guarded and watched to prevent escape; restraint of liberty; confinement; imprisonment.

Attachment :: Attachment (n.) A seizure or taking into custody by virtue of a legal process.

Guardian :: Guardian (v. t.) One who has, or is entitled to, the custody of the person or property of an infant, a minor without living parents, or a person incapable of managing his own affairs..

Surrender :: Surrender (n.) The giving up of a principal into lawful custody by his bail.

Retention :: Retention (n.) Place of custody or confinement.

Deposit :: Deposit (n.) To lodge in some one's hands for safe keeping; to commit to the custody of another; to intrust; esp., to place in a bank, as a sum of money subject to order..

Custodian :: Custodian (n.) One who has care or custody, as of some public building; a keeper or superintendent..

Custody :: Custody (n.) A keeping or guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation, or security..

Hold :: Hold (n.) A place of confinement; a prison; confinement; custody; guard.

Imprison :: Imprison (v. t.) To put in prison or jail; To arrest and detain in custody; to confine.

Prison :: Prison (n.) A place where persons are confined, or restrained of personal liberty; hence, a place or state o/ confinement, restraint, or safe custody..

Keeper :: Keeper (n.) One who retains in custody; one who has the care of a prison and the charge of prisoners.

Charge :: Charge (v. t.) A person or thing commited or intrusted to the care, custody, or management of another; a trust..

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