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Search phrase: detention

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Timon of AthensTim II.ii.43And the detention of long-since-due debtsAnd the detention of long since due debts

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detentionfailure to pay, withholding payment
prisonmentimprisonment, detention, captivity
retentionplace of detention, confinement

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detentionprisonment
detention, place ofretention

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DETENTIONBASICsee DETAIN

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