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[こう()·りゅう()]
kouryuu
noun, suru verb

English Meaning(s) for 拘留

noun, suru verb
  1. custody; detention; confinement

Definition and Synonyms for 拘留

Imprisonment the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
Synonyms: 収監, 幽閉, 投獄, 拘留, 拘置, 留置, 禁獄, 禁錮
Custody holding by the police
Synonyms: かどわかし, 勾引, 拘留, 拘置, 留置, 身柄拘束
Imprisonment putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
Synonyms: 勾留, 収監, 営倉, 幽囚, 投獄, 拘留, 拘置, 留置, 禁獄, 禁錮, 縲絏
Detention a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
Synonyms: 勾留, 抑留, 拘留, 拘禁, 拘置, 検束, 留置, 留め置き, 留め置く, 身柄拘束

Meanings for each kanji in 拘留

» arrest; seize; concerned; adhere to; despite
» detain; fasten; halt; stop

Categories 拘留 is a member of

Confinement the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them
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Imprisonment the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
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Penalisation the act of punishing
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Confinement the state of being confined
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 拘留

Sample Sentences for 拘留

The police held him in custody.
The man was held in police custody.

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