detainee
Use Detainee in a sentence
ni, ˌdi noun
a person held in custody, especially for a political offense or for questioning.
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detain (dɪˈteɪn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to delay; hold back; stop |
| 2. | to confine or hold in custody; restrain |
| 3. | archaic to retain or withhold |
| [C15: from Old French detenir, from Latin dētinēre to hold off, keep back, from | |
| de'tainable | |
| —adj | |
| detainee | |
| —n | |
| de'tainment | |
| —n | |
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Detainee
is always a great word to know.
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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Example sentences
But there is something not right about shaking down the detainee in this situation.
He begins to doubt this description, but his bosses are convinced that the detainee is withholding vital information.
Other forms included the detainee being fastened in a groove upon a table on his or her back.
Another detainee said his head was slammed against a pillar repeatedly.
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