police cell

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a room in a police station where a person who has been arrested is kept for a short time

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Examples (10)

  • After his arrest, he was taken to a local police cell.
  • He spent the night in a cold, damp police cell waiting for his lawyer.
  • If you continue this behavior, you'll find yourself in a police cell.
  • The suspect was held in a police cell overnight for questioning.
  • What are the conditions like inside a standard police cell?
  • The lawyer demanded to see his client, who was being detained in a police cell.
  • The only furniture in the police cell was a hard bench.
  • She remembers the stark, grey walls of the police cell vividly.
  • He was released from the police cell without any charges being filed.
  • The old station's police cell failed to meet modern safety standards.