Get to know Detention better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like detainment or hold. In Dutch this translates to houderschap.
Detention meaning
- The act of detaining or the state of being detained; hindrance.
- A temporary state of custody or confinement.
- Confinement of a prisoner awaiting trial.
Synonyms of Detention
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Using Detention
- The main meaning on this page is: The act of detaining or the state of being detained; hindrance. | A temporary state of custody or confinement. | Confinement of a prisoner awaiting trial.
- Useful related words include: detainment, hold, custody, confinement.
- Possible Dutch translations are: houderschap, detentie.
- In the example corpus, detention often appears in combinations such as: detention center, county detention, the detention.
Context around Detention
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 13 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Detention
- In this selection, "detention" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, pretrial, harshman, provincial, center, centres and deputy stand out and add context to how "detention" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a maximum detention period of, acknowledge the detention or to, detention center, county detention and detention centre. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "detention" sits close to words such as treasury, lasting and honour, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with detention
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
They consider the continued detention of Nasser an explicit approval of indefinite detention without trial. (15 words)
The detention was seen as likely related to the detention of Iran’s oil tanker by Britain at Gibraltar. (19 words)
Eighteen people were said to have been placed under administrative detention, which carries a maximum detention period of 15 days. (20 words)
The Immigration Department only released D and her three children on November 3, 2022 after detaining them for over four months at the detention centre, as the High Court in Kuala Lumpur had ordered their release from their unlawful detention. (40 words)
Legal experts have said that even under China’s sweeping powers of detention, there is no sound backing for the camps, which subject inmates to months or years of detention without trial or effective means of appeal. (37 words)
Sarma, when asked to comment on West Bengal Chief Minister ’s opposition to both the CAB and detention centres, said, “You cannot have both — if there is no CAB then there will be detention camps. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Detention Deputy Crystal Houseal was presented with the Charles Harshman Detention Officer of the Year award after serving at the center for seven years.
He remained in detention, and his pretrial detention had been extended at least five times by the NIA Special Court in New Delhi.
Justice Hamza Muazu in his ruling on Thursday in Abuja observed that detention no matter how short is a breach of fundamental rights and it must be determined whether detention is legal or illegal.
Like of the prison population in Canada and of inmates in provincial detention centres, Nicous D’Andre Spring was detained while awaiting his bail hearing, also known as pre-trial detention.
The Immigration Department only released D and her three children on November 3, 2022 after detaining them for over four months at the detention centre, as the High Court in Kuala Lumpur had ordered their release from their unlawful detention.
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has said that Johal’s detention “lacks legal basis” and claim he has been subject to torture.
International law defines enforced disappearance as the detention of a person by state officials or their agents and a refusal to acknowledge the detention or to reveal the person’s fate or whereabouts.
Judge Andrew Haesler found Duncan had shown why his detention was not justified, but imposed strict bail conditions that effectively amounted to home detention.
Many aspects of the detention and trial proceedings have violated international due process standards, including prolonged pretrial detention and denial of a jury trial.
What the evidence doesn’t show is that detention, juvenile detention for the ages 10 to 14, has any impact on community safety or reducing crime.
Herrick questioned why only one medical officer is being given the power to order detention and raised concerns that there is no time limit on detention stated in the legislation.
Otay Mesa Detention Center would see the first big outbreak at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s 221 detention centers.
They consider the continued detention of Nasser an explicit approval of indefinite detention without trial.
An officer took custody of a male adult from Clark County Detention Center and transported him to the Mesquite Detention Center.
Eighteen people were said to have been placed under administrative detention, which carries a maximum detention period of 15 days.
Foreign Minister Marise Payne has joined her Canadian and other colleagues in expressing “concern” over the detention of the two Canadians in apparent retaliation for the detention of the Huawei official.
Legal experts have said that even under China’s sweeping powers of detention, there is no sound backing for the camps, which subject inmates to months or years of detention without trial or effective means of appeal.
Salfiti’s detention has already been extended twice, and an appeal challenging his detention was denied by the Jerusalem District Court.
Sarma, when asked to comment on West Bengal Chief Minister ’s opposition to both the CAB and detention centres, said, “You cannot have both — if there is no CAB then there will be detention camps.
The detention was seen as likely related to the detention of Iran’s oil tanker by Britain at Gibraltar.
Phrases with detention
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with detention
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- detention center 48×
- county detention 32×
- the detention 18×
- in detention 14×
- detention centre 14×
- detention of 12×
- detention facility 12×
- his detention 11×
- detention and 10×
- arbitrary detention 8×