detainment
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6.7
- noun
- /dɪˈteɪnmənt/
- The details of his detainment are pretty murky.
- detainment zone
- arrest and detainment
- detainment center
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Examples
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When my mother heard, she drove to see the prosecutor with me as a witness to make him understand that no unlawful detainment had taken place.
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Community-based continuums of supervision, programs, and services must be funded and incentivized as an alternative to incarceration or detainment.
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You men will assist me in his detainment.
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I am sure you are aware of the responsibility I have for the detainment of every prisoner in this place.
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In the meantime, the detainment provision cannot legally be used.
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Coerced confessions and detainment for seven months are not the building blocks of a democratic society.
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You're under arrest for the illegal detainment of Sig Gustafson.
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The lawyer argued that the suspect's detainment violated his rights due to lack of evidence.
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After his detainment for questioning, the police released him without charges.
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The detainment of individuals without trial has raised serious concerns among human rights advocates.
Synonyms
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2.7
The act of detaining someone by the police
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3.9
Being held by the police after an arrest
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3.9
A situation in which someone is kept and not allowed to leave, often by police until a decision is made
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3.7
A state of being kept somewhere and not allowed to leave
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5.9
A state of being kept in a small closed space and unable to move freely
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5.4
Holding someone after the police arrest them
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6.1
The capture of a person by the police
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8.2
An order that sends someone to prison or a mental hospital by law
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7.9
Sending someone to prison or a mental hospital
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9.9
Shutting someone inside walls so they cannot leave
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Morphology
Etymology
Detainment comes from the verb detain, made of the parts de- 'away' and tenere 'to hold', the same 'hold' you see in words like tenant. So detainment is being 'held' or kept for a time, which is why it means being kept in custody.