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preventive detention
[ pri-ven-tiv di-ten-shuhn ]
noun
- the holding of someone in jail or in an institution because they are regarded as a danger to the community.
- English Law. imprisonment of habitual criminals for periods ranging from 5 to 14 years during which they are given corrective training or placed under psychiatric and medical care.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of preventive detention1
First recorded in 1905–10
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Example Sentences
Why not use preventive detention on the Crips and the Bloods?
From The Daily Beast
Identification cards of prisoners or persons held in preventive detention are withheld from them.
From Project Gutenberg
They also see to it that the criminal is held in preventive detention, if necessary, before trial.
From Project Gutenberg
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