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detainments Meaning
detainments
to hold or keep in or as if in custody, to hold or keep in or as if in prison, to restrain from proceeding, to restrain especially from proceeding, to hold or keep in custody or possession, to prevent from proceeding, to keep back (something due)
detainments Sentence Examples
- The protesters were unlawfully detained for hours without charges.
- The immigration authorities detained the asylum seekers for further processing.
- The police detained the suspect until they could gather more evidence.
- The detained individuals were held in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions.
- Human rights groups condemned the government's arbitrary detentions.
- The detainees were subjected to torture and abuse during their prolonged detention.
- The international community called for the release of the political detainees.
- The detainees staged a hunger strike to protest their illegal detention.
- The government claimed that the detentions were necessary for national security.
- The United Nations investigated the allegations of unlawful detentions in the country.
FAQs About the word detainments
to hold or keep in or as if in custody, to hold or keep in or as if in prison, to restrain from proceeding, to restrain especially from proceeding, to hold or k
waits,delays,detentions, holdups, respites, lags, holding patterns, slowdowns, hesitations,postponements
rushes, dispatches,hastes,promptitudes
The protesters were unlawfully detained for hours without charges.
The immigration authorities detained the asylum seekers for further processing.
The police detained the suspect until they could gather more evidence.
The detained individuals were held in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions.
