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[りゅう()·()]
ryuuchi
noun, suru verb

English Meaning(s) for 留置

noun, suru verb
  1. detention (usu. during investigation); imprisonment; poundage; custody

Definition and Synonyms for 留置

Impounding placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law
Synonyms: 没収, 留置
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
Lock Up place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
Synonyms: しまう, 押し込む, 押し込める, 留置, しまい込む, 閉じ込む, 閉じ込める
Indwell to exist as an inner activating spirit, force, or principle
Synonyms: 留置
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 留置

» detain; fasten; halt; stop
» put; placement; set; deposit; leave behind; keep; employ; pawn

Categories 留置 is a member of

Seizure the taking possession of something by legal process
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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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Exist have an existence, be extant
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Confinement the state of being confined
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Confine prevent from leaving or from being removed
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 留置

Sample Sentences for 留置

Before I could protest, I was handcuffed and was on my way to prison.
The police threatened to send her to jail.
It's been 10 days since my boyfriend went to jail.

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