Examples of 'were detained' in a sentence
Meaning of "were detained"
were detained: This phrase indicates that individuals were taken into custody or held by authorities. It signifies the temporary confinement of people for various reasons, such as suspected criminal activities, legal procedures, or security purposes. Being detained often involves restrictions on personal freedom, including movement and communication, until further actions or investigations are carried out
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Resisters were detained incommunicado and subjected to torture.
Several other people were detained by police.
All were detained for relatively short periods.
We heard that some were detained and beaten.
They were detained in order to contribute to the investigation.
Dozens of protesters were detained from the square.
They were detained in suspicion of being intoxicated in a public place.
All three suspects were detained without incident.
They were detained and interrogated without being charged.
Many other people were detained by the régime.
Many persons involved in these incidents were detained.
Numerous youths were detained and ruthlessly beaten up.
They were told that no civilians were detained there.
The girls were detained in prison on immigration charges.
Almost half the perpetrators were detained on remand.
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The migrants were detained mostly in smaller groups.
Instead of tackling abuse the messengers were detained.
Several journalists were detained and some were tortured.
I will tell the angels you were detained.
The cylinders were detained by the cCustoms aAuthorities.
A number of protesters were killed and many were detained.
Many people were detained without subsequently being charged.
Many demonstrators resisting the police were detained.
All of them were detained by the military dictatorship.
That you knew and were detained.
Twelve people were detained by police for questioning.
More than ten practitioners were detained there.
No suspects were detained due to the lack of evidence.
The opponents of the hat revolution were detained.
Hundreds of suspects were detained and many were tortured.
Two suspected drug and smugglers were detained in.
Their attorneys were detained ahead of hearing.
The women requested asylum and were detained.
Several monks were detained after the raid.
They even shot people who were detained.
Thirty of them were detained and later released.
Several national and international drug traffickers were detained.
Twelve suspects were detained the following day.
Some of them were released while the rest were detained.
Four activists were detained and later released.
It must have come while we were detained.
Thousands were detained in the aftermath of the vote.
The two members of staff were detained by police.
Both men were detained the following year.
Altogether four persons were detained that day.
They were detained for further legal action.
Three owners of the mine were detained for investigation.
Some were detained and questioned for hours.
However even these men were detained eventually.
Persons were detained by the police without warrant.
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