detainment

Example Sentences

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Neither Michigan nor Moore have commented publicly on what happened next, but the firing appears to have set into motion the chain of events that led to Moore’s police detainment later that day.

From The Wall Street Journal

As for the catalog of bona fide stars and meme-made celebs who have expressed gratitude for hearing their work in an ICE detainment video?

From Los Angeles Times

The detainment spawned an intense reaction from immigrant and labor activists, becoming a flash point early in the protests around California.

From Los Angeles Times

But local lawmakers and residents have railed against the detainments, which the federal government has dubbed "Operation Charlotte's Web".

From BBC

It appears this is what led to their detainment by the Iranian authorities.

From BBC