26984 words

detained

4 definitions • 4 examples
1
past simple and past participle of
2
to force someone officially to stay in a place:

Examples:

A suspect has been detained by the police for questioning.
Several of the injured were detained overnight in hospital.
3
to delay someone for a short length of time:

Examples:

be unavoidably detained I'm sorry I'm late - I was unavoidably detained.
4
to keep someone in prison for as long as the courts feel is necessary:

Examples:

She was convicted of murder in 2008 and detained at Her Majesty's pleasure.

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