(1):
(n.) State of being guarded and watched to prevent escape; restraint of liberty; confinement; imprisonment.
(2):
(n.) Judicial or penal safe-keeping.
(3):
(n.) A keeping or guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation, or security.
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