detention
Example Sentences
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The Taliban said the pair had broken Afghan laws and were released after judicial proceedings - but has never disclosed the reason for their detention.
From BBC
ICE aims to acquire and renovate eight large-scale detention centers and 16 processing sites, according to documents released by New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte, a Republican.
A Sheriff’s Department spokesperson said the man’s detention “was part of follow-up on incoming leads.”
From Los Angeles Times
He said that flight staff warned him that he could risk detention by leaving the airport because the act itself was considered “illegal.”
From Los Angeles Times
“Federal detention may delay state proceedings, but it does not prevent them,” she wrote.
From Los Angeles Times
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