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nonrelease

nonrelease

1 9.1
Not freeing a person from custody or prison
  • noun
  • /ˌnɒn.rɪˈliːs/
: detención
  • Human rights organizations protested the government's policy of nonrelease for political detainees.

Examples

  • The lawyer argued that the continued nonrelease of her client was unjust.

  • Due to the nonrelease, the defendant remained in custody.

  • The court's decision resulted in the nonrelease of the prisoner despite new evidence.

  • The judge ordered the nonrelease of the suspect.

  • The court's decision resulted in the nonrelease of the prisoner despite new evidence.

  • Due to the nonrelease, the defendant remained in custody.

  • The judge ordered the nonrelease of the suspect.

Synonyms

detention
vsnonrelease
191 3.9

A situation in which someone is kept and not allowed to leave, often by police until a decision is made

is the act of refusing to free someone rather than the confined state
imprisonment
vsnonrelease
  • Formal
80 4.0

Being kept in prison as a punishment by law

is the act of not freeing someone in any custody context, not only prisons
detainment
vsnonrelease
7 6.7

Being held by police or officials for a short time

is the act of not freeing someone regardless of how long they stay confined

Antonyms

release
282 1.8

An act of letting someone or something go free from being held

How Released

release
282 1.8
parole
  • Specialized
395 6.7
nonrelease
1 9.1

Surface Forms

nonrelease singular
nonreleases plural

Morphology

nonrelease = release (transparent) = non + release

The negative prefix 'non-' applied to 'release' yields the meaning 'not being freed', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Nonrelease is made from the part non- meaning 'not' and the verb release meaning 'to free someone'. So a nonrelease is when a person is not freed from prison or detention.