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.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.detainee - some held in custody
captive, prisoner - a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
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detainee

noun prisoner, captive, hostage, internee The detainee was held without charge.
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Translations
الشَّخْص المَوْقوف
zadržená osoba
tilbageholdt
őrizetes
fangi
zadržaná osoba

detainee

[ˌdiːteɪˈniː] Ndetenido/a m/f
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detainee

[ˌdiːteɪˈniː] ndétenu(e) m/f
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detainee

nHäftling m
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detainee

[ˌdiːteɪˈniː] ndetenuto/a
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detain

(diˈtein) verb
1. 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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References in classic literature ?
Where, for the first time in many revolving years, the overwhelming pressure of pecuniary liabilities was not proclaimed, from day to day, by importune voices declining to vacate the passage; where there was no knocker on the door for any creditor to appeal to; where personal service of process was not required, and detainees were merely lodged at the gate!
He was a partner in a house in some large way--spirits, or buttons, or wine, or blacking, or oatmeal, or woollen, or pork, or hooks and eyes, or iron, or treacle, or shoes, or something or other that was wanted for troops, or seamen, or somebody--and the house burst, and we being among the creditors, detainees were lodged on the part of the Crown in a scientific manner, and all the rest Of it.
The striking detainee Muhammad Abu-sakha at Ishel prison said that "the health condition of detainees is very bad," their bodies are exhausted and they suffer from reoccurring fainting.
The I Corps PMO coordinates with the division level combatant commander and Task Force 134 regarding the date and location of the release to ensure maximum safety for the released detainee and the general public.
President Obama's Guantanamo Review Task Force has "unanimously" concluded that 48 detainees at Guantanamo should be detained indefinitely--in essence, a life sentence--without trial, including lifetime detention for some detainees who, the commission concluded, hadn't committed any crimes that "constitute a chargeable offense in either a federal court or military commission." The Washington Post revealed May 28 that the Task Force decided to repatriate the majority of the 240 detainees they investigated, while other detainees should be tried in criminal court or by "military commissions."
According to a March 6 article in The New York Times, Gonzales submitted written testimony that said: "The policy of the United States is not to transfer individuals to countries where we believe they likely will be tortured, whether those individuals are being transferred from inside or outside the United States." He added that he was "not aware of anyone in the executive branch authorizing any transfer of a detainee in violation of that policy."
The purpose of this study was for public health officials as well as the community at large to get an idea of the extent of STDs among the detainee population and, with this information, strive to thwart the spread of STDs, particularly by individuals who are otherwise asymptomatic.
The death of the mother of the striking detainee Muhammad Dalaysha this morning.
There is a small sign that hangs above the door of the Detainee Assessment Branch office which reads, "Turning Taliban into productive citizens of Afghanistan one detainee at a time." I could not say it better myself.
Since Guantanamo Bay is technically foreign territory, the detainees have no rights under the U.S.
Another detainee, Sivan Kurzberg, was also beaten up, says Gordon.
Shortly before the deployment of the 551st Military Police Company, Colonel John Chambliss, commander of the 16th Military Police Brigade, visited the company at Fort Campbell and explained to its leadership that there was no room for error in the detainee operations arena.