Definition of Holding cell

1. Noun. A jail in a courthouse where accused persons can be confined during a trial.

Generic synonyms: Clink, Gaol, Jail, Jailhouse, Pokey, Poky, Slammer

Definition of Holding cell

1. Noun. A cell in a police station or courthouse in which a prisoner is held temporarily, pending charge, trial or sentencing ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Holding Cell

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holderbats
holders
holdest
holdeth
holdfast
holdfasts
holding
holding a candle
holding action
holding all of the aces
holding all of the cards
holding all the aces
holding all the cards
holding back
holding cell
holding cells
holding companies
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holding deal
holding device
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holding midfielder
holding off
holding out
holding pattern
holding patterns
holding the ball
holding the cards
holding up

Literary usage of Holding cell

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Journal of Anatomy and Physiology by Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1886)
"I, Large blood-corpuscle-holding cell, containing many broken-down and partially fused red corpuscles (bubble-like reddish-yellow bodies), c, The same as b, ..."

2. Behind Bars in Brazil by Joanne Mariner, James Cavallaro (1998)
"The facility lacked a women's annex; instead, women prisoners were crammed into a holding cell at the entrance of the men's area. The day we visited, ..."

3. Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities, State and Local edited by Patrick D. Cannon (1998)
"Detainees are escorted through a secured route directly from the central holding cell to the court- floor holding cell. In such instances, this provision ..."

4. Confessions at Any Cost: Police Torture in Russiaby Diederik Lohman by Diederik Lohman (1999)
"... Soviet era term for a temporary holding cell at a police station (old name). Lastochka (The swallow): A form of body suspension, the victim's hands are ..."

5. Claudine the Circus Woman by Timothy J. Quinlan (2000)
"I was sent back to the general holding cell while they processed my bond papers. Being in the general holding cell was worse than being in my own cell in ..."

6. Drug Use Measurement: Strengths, Limitations, and Recommendations for (1993)
"In some facilities, privacy may be compromised because of the physical proximity of the holding cell and the need for police security. ..."

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