detain

detain
01. A suspect is being [detained] by police for questioning in the murder of a local woman.
02. I'm sorry to [detain] you; I just want to ask you a couple of questions.
03. We were late for the meeting because we were [detained] by heavy traffic.
04. The [detainees] are political prisoners, arrested for protesting against government corruption.
05. The new anti-terrorist law allows police to [detain] suspects without charge for extended periods.
06. After being [detained] by the police for questioning, he was released without charge.
07. The United Nations has protested the [detention] without charge of a number of political dissidents.
08. If you don't stop fooling around in class, you will get a half-hour [detention].
09. During the October Crisis of 1970, many people were [detained] by police in Montreal simply because they were suspected of being sympathetic to the cause of those seeking independence for Quebec.
10. The woman was [detained] by police for over 5 hours before finally being released due to a lack of evidence.
11. Homer once said that it is equally offensive to speed a guest who would like to stay, and to [detain] one who is anxious to leave.
12. In some countries, a driver may be [detained] and questioned by police even though only a minor accident has occurred.
13. The young boy was given a half-hour [detention] by the teacher for failing to do his homework for the third day in a row.
14. In November of 1993, two 11-year-old British boys were sentenced to be [detained] indefinitely after they were found guilty of the murder of a two-year-old child.
15. The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that no one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, [detention] or exile.
16. The human rights organization Amnesty International seeks the release of men and women [detained] anywhere for their beliefs, color, sex, ethnic origin, language or religion.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • Detain — Detain, Détain On rencontre le nom à la fois en Bourgogne (21) et en Normandie (76). La forme la plus courante comporte un accent (Détain). Apparemment celui qui est originaire d une localité portant ce nom. Le toponyme est très fréquent sous les …   Noms de famille

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  • Détain — était une commune française, située dans le département de la Côte d Or et la région Bourgogne. La commune a disparu officiellement le 1er janvier 1806 suite à la fusion avec sa voisine Bruant. La nouvelle commune s appelle Détain et… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • detain — [dē tān′, ditān′] vt. [ME deteinen < OFr detenir < L detinere, to hold down or off, keep back, detain < de , off, from + tenere, to hold: see TENANT] 1. to keep in custody; confine 2. to keep from going on; hold back 3. Obs. to withhold… …   English World dictionary

  • Detain — De*tain , n. Detention. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • detain — early 15c., deteynen, from O.Fr. detenir to hold off, keep back (12c.), from L. detinere hold off, keep back, from de from, away (see DE (Cf. de )) + tenere to hold (see TENET (Cf. tenet)). Modern spelling is 17c., from influence of contain …   Etymology dictionary

  • detain — 1 *arrest, apprehend, attach Analogous words: *catch, capture: seize, *take: *imprison, incarcerate, intern, jail 2 withhold, hold, hold back, keep back, keep out, retain, reserve, *keep …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • detain — [v] hold, keep back; arrest apprehend, bog down*, bust*, buttonhole*, check, confine, constrain, decelerate, delay, hang up*, hinder, hold up*, ice*, impede, inhibit, intern, jail, mire, nab*, pick up, pinch*, pull in*, put away*, reserve,… …   New thesaurus

  • detain — ► VERB 1) keep from proceeding; delay. 2) keep in official custody. DERIVATIVES detainer noun detainment noun. ORIGIN Latin detinere keep back …   English terms dictionary

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