in detention
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: in a prison or similar place
Dozens of protesters were held/kept in detention for six hours.
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Yoon has been in detention since January when he was arrested on charges of leading an insurrection – one of the few criminal charges the president does not have immunity from.
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Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
Its 20 field offices have been tasked with a quota of at least 75 arrests per day, despite limited staffing – even as the agency struggles to find space to hold those placed in detention.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 7 Mar. 2025
Gómez had spent almost a week in detention before he got rushed to the hospital.
—Jack Herrera, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2025
After the Tate brothers were arrested in 2022, they were held for three months in detention before being moved to house arrest.
—Stephen McGrath, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
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Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
Its 20 field offices have been tasked with a quota of at least 75 arrests per day, despite limited staffing – even as the agency struggles to find space to hold those placed in detention.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 7 Mar. 2025
Gómez had spent almost a week in detention before he got rushed to the hospital.
—Jack Herrera, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2025
After the Tate brothers were arrested in 2022, they were held for three months in detention before being moved to house arrest.
—Stephen McGrath, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in detention
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“In detention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20detention. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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