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to take or keep (someone) in confinement by authority of law
Police detained the suspect.
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to keep (someone or something) from proceeding or progressing
She sent word that she had been unavoidably detained. The plane was detained for hours due to inclement weather.
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Recent Examples of detained
Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Nearly 80% of those unlawfully detained were eligible for immediate release at the time of sentencing.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
California man detained in connection with Madison school shooting, records show Abundant Life received school safety grant money.
—Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
According to human rights organizations, most were denied due process, innocents including children were detained, and hundreds were tortured in jail and died.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
New York City Police Department said officers detained the suspect hours after his photo was quickly shared online, following the incident at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue station.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
He’s being detained at the moment in a place where no visitors are permitted.
—Lee Chang-Dong, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
Gray has been detained since his arrest.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 Dec. 2024
Combs remains detained at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, having been denied bail multiple times due to concerns about witness tampering and violations of jail regulations.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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The lawsuit follows a multi-year DOJ investigation that concluded the state unlawfully detained people after their sentences were up.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Nearly 80% of those unlawfully detained were eligible for immediate release at the time of sentencing.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
California man detained in connection with Madison school shooting, records show Abundant Life received school safety grant money.
—Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
According to human rights organizations, most were denied due process, innocents including children were detained, and hundreds were tortured in jail and died.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
New York City Police Department said officers detained the suspect hours after his photo was quickly shared online, following the incident at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue station.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
He’s being detained at the moment in a place where no visitors are permitted.
—Lee Chang-Dong, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
Gray has been detained since his arrest.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 Dec. 2024
Combs remains detained at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, having been denied bail multiple times due to concerns about witness tampering and violations of jail regulations.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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Mangione also faces weapons and related charges in Pennsylvania, where he was arrested at a McDonald's restaurant following a five-day manhunt.John Bacon, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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Police say she was arrested and charged with OVI.Mike Schell, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
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Dali was apprehended in Buffalo, New York, while aboard a Greyhound bus trying to cross into Canada.Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 26 Dec. 2024
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The unidentified person was apprehended after having been booted from the flight before takeoff, Delta said in a statement Thursday.Jay Blackman, NBC News, 26 Dec. 2024
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What that means for finishing it Stalled CT apartment conversion pays delinquent property taxes.Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2025
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Such matters could include approval of repeating expenditures, liens on delinquent members, routine contract renewals, or anything else which is not expected to be controversial.Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Detained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detained. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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