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A cell in a police station or courthouse in which a prisoner is held temporarily, pending charge, trial or sentencing
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holding cell — Courthouse jail cells (also called lockups and sometimes bullpens) where defendants who are in custody and who are to appear in court are forced to wait. After their court appearance, such defendants are taken back to the regular jail where they… … Law dictionary
holding cell — noun a jail in a courthouse where accused persons can be confined during a trial • Hypernyms: ↑jail, ↑jailhouse, ↑gaol, ↑clink, ↑slammer, ↑poky, ↑pokey … Useful english dictionary
holding — hold·ing 1 n 1: a ruling of a court upon an issue of law raised in a case: the pronouncement of law supported by the reasoning in a court s opinion compare decision, dictum, disposition … Law dictionary
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Cell — Cell, n. [OF. celle, fr. L. cella; akin to celare to hide, and E. hell, helm, conceal. Cf. {Hall}.] 1. A very small and close apartment, as in a prison or in a monastery or convent; the hut of a hermit. [1913 Webster] The heroic confessor in his… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cell development — Cell Cell, n. [OF. celle, fr. L. cella; akin to celare to hide, and E. hell, helm, conceal. Cf. {Hall}.] 1. A very small and close apartment, as in a prison or in a monastery or convent; the hut of a hermit. [1913 Webster] The heroic confessor in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cell formation — Cell Cell, n. [OF. celle, fr. L. cella; akin to celare to hide, and E. hell, helm, conceal. Cf. {Hall}.] 1. A very small and close apartment, as in a prison or in a monastery or convent; the hut of a hermit. [1913 Webster] The heroic confessor in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cell genesis — Cell Cell, n. [OF. celle, fr. L. cella; akin to celare to hide, and E. hell, helm, conceal. Cf. {Hall}.] 1. A very small and close apartment, as in a prison or in a monastery or convent; the hut of a hermit. [1913 Webster] The heroic confessor in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cell theory — Cell Cell, n. [OF. celle, fr. L. cella; akin to celare to hide, and E. hell, helm, conceal. Cf. {Hall}.] 1. A very small and close apartment, as in a prison or in a monastery or convent; the hut of a hermit. [1913 Webster] The heroic confessor in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cell — [sel] n. [ME < OE < OFr celle < L cella, small room, hut (LL(Ec), monastic cell) < IE base * kel , to conceal > HALL, HELL, HULL1, Goth halja] 1. a small convent or monastery attached to a larger one 2. a hermit s hut … English World dictionary
