Close custody; confinement. Cf. safeguard, n. 6. Obsolete.

? Restraint; holding back or inhibition.

The state of being detained by the police or other law enforcement officers; esp. confinement in a prison, police station, etc. Also: spec. arrest…

Constraint, bondage. Obsolete.

Custody, secure confinement. Obsolete.

Undue constraint applied to nature, a trait, habit, etc., so as to restrict its development or use, or to alter it unnaturally. Chiefly with to…

Affording security from theft, loss, escape, etc. Chiefly in safe custody, safe stowage. Cf. safekeeping, n., safe ward, n.

Deprivation or restriction of a person's liberty; confinement, imprisonment. Frequently under restraint.

Keeping in custody or confinement; arrest. Used spec. of the confinement of a political offender. Cf. preventive detention n. at preventive, adj. n.c…

The keeping of a person in custody or confinement; the fact of being confined or imprisoned; detention. Obsolete.

Confinement, bound or fettered condition; restriction of liberty or of free action.

Sure keeping; safe custody. Obsolete.

= detention, n. 1.