captivity, immurement, incarceration, imprisonment - the state of being imprisoned; "he was held in captivity until he died"; "the imprisonment of captured soldiers"; "his ignominious incarceration in the local jail"; "he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon"

confinement - the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them

lockdown - the act of confining prisoners to their cells (usually to regain control during a riot)

false imprisonment - (law) confinement without legal authority

custody - holding by the police; "the suspect is in custody"

seizure - the taking possession of something by legal process

drug bust, drugs bust - seizure of illegal drugs by the police

jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"