Synonyms for holding cell
hold·ing cell

Princeton's WordNet

1. holding cellnoun

   a jail in a courthouse where accused persons can be confined during a trial

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1. Peyton Manning:

   The meeting ended when I was handcuffed by a detective and locked in a small room adjacent to the interview room, approximately 20 minutes later, I was removed .?.?. still handcuffed and marched through the precinct. I was processed and ultimately placed in a holding cell.

2. Steve Mellin:

   The defendant comes into court to be formally charged with murdering a little boy, murdering two women and a police officer, he has had months to reflect on the pain and suffering that he has caused. But when he's put in that holding cell, you cannot see a trace of remorse on his face. He paces, he fluffs his hair, and he makes obscene gestures at the marshals watching over him.

3. Portland Police Bureau:

   At 5:30 p.m., detectives discovered that David Dahlen had escaped the secure holding cell David Dahlen was in. The building was immediately locked down and additional resources were called in, it was later confirmed that David Dahlen had gotten out of the building and was last seen running north.

4. Bill Robles:

   The girls would have outbursts. He would have occasional outbursts. They would all do the same thing and copy him. One time they removed him from the courtroom and put him a holding cell, behind a locked door with a little screen, at one point he was agitated and (said) something to the effect of 'Somebody ought to cut your head off, judge' ... And before you knew it, Bingo! He was leaping toward the judge. The bailiff tackled him in midair.