detainee
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de·tain·ee
(dē′tā-nē′, dĭ-tā′-)n.
A person held in custody or confinement: a political detainee.
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de•tain•ee
(dɪˈteɪ ni, ˌdi teɪˈni)n.
a person held in custody, esp. for a political offense or for questioning.
[1925–30]
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detainee
A term used to refer to any person captured or otherwise detained by an armed force.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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detainee
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الشَّخْص المَوْقوف
zadržená osoba
tilbageholdt
őrizetes
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zadržaná osoba
detainee
[ˌdiːteɪˈniː] N → detenido/a m/fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
detainee
n → Häftling m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
detainee
[ˌdiːteɪˈniː] n → detenuto/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
detain
(diˈtein) verb1. to hold back and delay. I won't detain you – I can see you're in a hurry.
2. (of the police etc) to keep under guard. Three suspects were detained at the police station.
ˌdetaiˈnee noun a person who is detained (by the police etc).
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