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nouna large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily
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detention cell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detention%20cell
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“detention cell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detention%20cell. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “detention cell,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detention%20cell.
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