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incommunicado

[in-kuh-myoo-ni-kah-doh] / ˌɪn kəˌmju nɪˈkɑ doʊ /
ADJECTIVE
silenced
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Nevertheless thousands remain in prison, incommunicado and without trial, in a country long criticised for alleged human rights abuses.

From BBC Mar. 12, 2026

He got an extra 3% out of Sarnoff in part by blithely insisting that he would still leave for a long-planned vacation, incommunicado, before the deal was cinched.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 30, 2026

Subaihi is among a 50-plus STC delegation that has been incommunicado since arriving in Riyadh in the early hours of Wednesday.

From Barron's Jan. 9, 2026

ICE held her incommunicado for 24 hours and then shuffled her through three states before jailing her in Louisiana.

From Salon Oct. 24, 2025

Addressed to his parents and his brother, they indicate that he would be incommunicado for “a month or two.”

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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