
Detention
Forced Confinement
Refers to being confined against your will, usually in institutions like prisons.

Detainees were led to their cells for indefinite detention.
Legal Process
Often implies a legal situation where freedom is restricted by authority.

His lawyer argued that the detention was illegal.
Severe Restriction
Suggests a strict and possibly harsh restriction of movement or freedom.

The regime's use of detention silenced dissent.
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ArrestConfinementCustodyIncarcerateInternRestraintRetentionSeclusion
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