留置場
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Meanings
1
police cell; detention facility; jail
A facility where police temporarily detain suspects or prisoners, distinct from a prison (刑務所). Often used in legal and news contexts.
The suspect was transferred to the police cell.
Life in the detention facility is bound by strict rules.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉を留置場に入れるto put someone in a police cell
The police put the suspect in a holding cell.
- 留置場から釈放されるto be released from a police cell
He was released from the police cell three days later.