holding cell

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holding cell

noun holding cells

A cell in a police station or courthouse in which a prisoner is held temporarily, pending charge, trial or sentencing.
Similar: detention cell, jail cell, lockup, prison cell

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Русский	изоля́тор вре́менного содержа́ния, ка́мера предвари́тельного заключе́ния, обезья́нник obezʹjánnik, катала́жка katalážka, куту́зка kutúzka

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@misc{holding_cell_2026,
  title = {holding cell},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/holding%20cell},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}