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detained ADJ

detained

be detained VB

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She was detained and quarantined after another typhoid outbreak.
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He was mistaken for someone else, detained, taken to police lockup and subjected to a strip search.
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After trying to purchase fuel from locals, the aircrew were detained and handed over to the police.
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This necessarily included her subjection to the body cavity search and being detained overnight in a cell in deplorable conditions.
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In one case, a resident alien with a 20-year old battery conviction was detained for more than four years before being released.
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Lawless was detained under emergency legislation on his third arrest.
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In cases without physical restraint or legal obligation, it may not be clear whether a person has been detained.
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Police said he was being detained on suspicion of organized crime links, hooliganism and threatening public officials.
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The police took possession of the telephone exchange, detained all employees, and made a thorough search of documents on the premises.
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They were detained on baseless charges, convicted without evidence and in violation of due process, and are each serving 20-year jail sentences.
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