in detention
idiom
: in a prison or similar place
Dozens of protesters were held/kept in detention for six hours.
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The plan would aim to fund the removal of 1 million immigrants annually and house 100,000 people in detention centers.
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Arkansas Online, 31 May 2025
Related article Judge denies request to terminate Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil’s deportation proceedings
Khalil has been in detention since his arrest near Columbia in March.
—Matt Rehbein, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
More migrants are being arrested and detained within the United States than at the southwest border, but the White House reportedly wants even more to be held despite limited capacity in detention centers.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
The risks include wrongful detention, torture in detention, terrorism, kidnapping, arbitrary enforcement of local laws, crime, civil unrest, and poor health infrastructure.
—Nick Butler, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2025
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Arkansas Online, 31 May 2025
Related article Judge denies request to terminate Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil’s deportation proceedings
Khalil has been in detention since his arrest near Columbia in March.
—Matt Rehbein, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
More migrants are being arrested and detained within the United States than at the southwest border, but the White House reportedly wants even more to be held despite limited capacity in detention centers.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
The risks include wrongful detention, torture in detention, terrorism, kidnapping, arbitrary enforcement of local laws, crime, civil unrest, and poor health infrastructure.
—Nick Butler, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for in detention
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“In detention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20detention. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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