incommunicado
Example Sentences
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Several rghts groups have denounced what they say is a form of incommunicado detention for Palestinian prisoners, hampering the legal defence of detainees.
From Barron's
The Houthis’ security headquarters features jail cells known as “squeezers” that are three feet long and under two feet wide, and hold prisoners incommunicado as loudspeakers broadcast speeches by Al-Houthi, the U.N. says.
ICE held her incommunicado for 24 hours and then shuffled her through three states before jailing her in Louisiana.
From Salon
They were held incommunicado over several days and repeatedly beaten and questioned about Halimi and his recently publicized yet ambiguous work for the United States.
From Salon
He is believed to be holed up, incommunicado, for the fear of being assassinated by Israel.
From BBC
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