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

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Holding Cell

holdall
holdalls
holdback
holdbacks
holddown
holddowns
holden
Holden's line
holder
holders
holdfast
holdfast
holdfasts
holding
holdings
holding cell (current term)
holding company
holding device
holding pattern
holdout
holdouts
holdover
holdovers
holds
holdup
holdups
holdup man
hold back
hold close
hold dear

Literary usage of Holding cell

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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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