- Look up
detention in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Detention may
refer to:
Detention (imprisonment),
imprisonment of
someone guilty or
suspected of...
- in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
detention center, or
detention centre, is any
location used for
detention. Specifically, it can mean: A jail or...
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Preventive detention is an
imprisonment that is ****tively
justified for non-punitive purposes, most
often to
prevent further criminal acts. Preventive...
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Periodic detention or w****end
detention is a type of
custodial sentence under which the
offender is held in
prison between Friday and
Sunday evenings each...
- The
Guantanamo Bay
detention camp, also
known as GTMO or
GITMO (/ˈɡɪtmoʊ/ GIT-moh), is a
United States military prison within Naval Station Guantanamo...
- A
detention basin or ****ing
basin is an
excavated area
installed on, or
adjacent to,
tributaries of rivers, streams,
lakes or bays to
protect against...
- Pre-trial
detention, also
known as jail,
preventive detention,
provisional detention, or remand, is the
process of
detaining a
person until their trial...
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Detention is the
process whereby a
state or
private citizen lawfully holds a
person by
removing their freedom or
liberty at that time. This can be due...
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Immigration detention is the
policy of
holding individuals suspected of visa violations,
illegal entry or
unauthorized arrival, as well as
those subject...
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Indefinite detention is the
incarceration of an
arrested person by a
national government or law
enforcement agency for an
indefinite amount of time without...
