Examples of 'detained' in a sentence

Meaning of "detained"

Detain is a verb meaning to keep someone in official custody, typically for questioning. This term is often used in legal or law enforcement contexts
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  • simple past tense and past participle of detain

How to use "detained" in a sentence

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detained
Rights of the detained arrested or confined person.
Whether juveniles are separately detained from adults.
Entire detained shipment indicated by weight or number.
He was questioned and detained pending his trial.
Detained for more than three days.
The number of people detained by immigration officials.
Are detained without protection but under supervision.
The other rights of detained persons are as follows.
Close physical contact among the detained.
Children were not detained in immigration detention centres.
Treatment and state of health of detained staff.
He was detained before and during the trial.
Possibility of transfer of detained persons for testimony.
He was detained for the murder you committed.
He was tortured while being detained during almost a year.

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Persons detained in custody are held in communal cells.
Many of them have been detained a number of times.
They detained three men for questioning.
He was arrested and detained pending the trial.
A few other critical journalists were also detained.
Resisters were detained incommunicado and subjected to torture.
Liberation of a child arbitrarily detained and tortured.
All were detained for relatively short periods.
In fact lawyers are free to talk to detained persons.
Numerous youths were detained and ruthlessly beaten up.
Minor asylum seekers can not be detained.
You will be detained for six years.
Compensation was paid to a person who was illegally detained.
Otherwise the detained person is released immediately.
Compensation is being paid to certain persons illegally detained.
No one can be detained for reason of poverty.
There are important safeguards for detained patients.
They have detained all five of them.
General information on lawyers who have been detained.
Any prisoners arbitrarily detained should be released.
Conditions in which the person being expelled is detained.
Rights of detained persons and imprisoned persons.
Such a person could also be detained indefinitely.
Have him detained as soon as he steps off.
Notice of serious illness or death of a detained person.
His body is being detained for further investigation.
Some who reported a disappearance were themselves detained.
Minors shall not be detained with adults.
Many persons involved in these incidents were detained.
I was detained by people with badges for three hours.
The former chancellor is being detained for treason.
No person was to be detained without being informed of the alleged offence.
Compensation is being payed to certain persons illegally detained.
The detained person may submit.
Persons of different sexes shall be detained separately.

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