detain
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Nottinghamshire Police, which claimed an officer had been trying to detain Moses over a public order offence, said it hoped the settlement "will offer comfort to the complainant".
From BBC • May 30, 2026
Immigration agents, I noted, were acting as though they had carte blanche to detain people suspected of being in the U.S. illegally, conducting raids that sometimes swept up American citizens.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
A psychiatrist who decided he could not detain Valdo Calocane under the Mental Health Act after he assaulted a flatmate said the Nottingham attacks killer "wished to take control" during his assessment.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
"The court should detain the defendant pending trial," the filing said.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
I bid him tarry a time & take his Supper but he would not, I could not detain him longer.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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