NOUN: "[chiefly British spelling of] a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody" Crossword Clue

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NOUN: "[chiefly British spelling of] a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody" Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
(noun)
1. a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

CHIEFLY (adverb)
1. for the most part
CONFINEMENT (noun)
1. the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)
2. concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child

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