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jailing collapse

incarceration collapse

imprisonment collapse: the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison); putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment

captivity collapse: the state of being imprisoned; "he was held in captivity until he died"; "the imprisonment of captured soldiers"; "his ignominious incarceration in the local jail"; "he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon"

detention collapse: a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home; "the detention of tardy pupils"; a state of being confined (usually for a short time); "his detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is on hold"; "he is in the custody of police"

duress collapse: compulsory force or threat; "confessed under duress"

keelhauling collapse

loan collapse: the temporary provision of money (usually at interest)

siege collapse: the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack

hard labor collapse

picketing collapse

gauntlet collapse: a form of punishment in which a person is forced to run between two lines of men facing each other and armed with clubs or whips to beat the victim; a glove with long sleeve; a glove of armored leather; protects the hand; to offer or accept a challenge; "threw down the gauntlet"; "took up the gauntlet"

gantlet collapse: the convergence of two parallel railroad tracks in a narrow place; the inner rails cross and run parallel and then diverge so a train remains on its own tracks at all times

punishment collapse: the act of punishing

enlistment collapse: the act of enlisting (as in a military service); a period of time spent in military service

circumscription collapse: the act of circumscribing

martyrdom collapse: death that is imposed because of the person's adherence of a religious faith or cause

envelopment collapse

nickname collapse: a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name); "Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph"; "Henry's nickname was Slim"; a descriptive name for a place or thing; "the nickname for the U.S. Constitution is `Old Ironsides'"

monosyllable collapse: a word or utterance of one syllable

confinement collapse: the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them; the state of being confined; "he was held in confinement"

tenure collapse: the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands; the term during which some position is held; give life-time employment to; "She was tenured after she published her book"

polysyllable collapse: a word of more than three syllables

custody collapse: holding by the police; "the suspect is in custody"

entitle collapse: give a title to; give the right to; "The Freedom of Information Act entitles you to request your FBI file"

paragraph collapse: one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line; write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher; write about in a paragraph; "All her friends were paragraphed in last Monday's paper"; divide into paragraphs, as of text; "This story is well paragraphed"

short lived collapse

lexeme collapse: a minimal unit (as a word or stem) in the lexicon of a language; `go' and `went' and `gone' and `going' are all members of the English lexeme `go'

epoch collapse: a unit of geological time; (astronomy) the precise date that is the point of reference for which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is referred

era collapse: a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods; a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event

penalty collapse: (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game; the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition; "neglected his health and paid the penalty"; a payment required for not fulfilling a contract

christen collapse

research paper collapse

monograph collapse: a detailed and documented treatise on a particular subject

term paper collapse: a composition intended to indicate a student's progress during a school term

long term collapse

macrobiotic collapse: of or relating to the theory or practice of macrobiotics; "macrobiotic diet"

intransient collapse

long lasting collapse

dissertation collapse: a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree

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