in detention
idiom
: in a prison or similar place
Dozens of protesters were held/kept in detention for six hours.
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That is more than twice the roughly $198,000 collected in detention fees over the same period.
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Claire Reid and Peter Breen, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Apr. 2024
Some died in detention, said the report compiled by UNRWA, which is under investigation after at least 12 of its 13,000 employees were determined to have participated in the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2024
Al Hassan will remain in detention until he is sentenced in a separate hearing.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 26 June 2024
Most of the defendants had already spent at least the last three years in detention before the 118-day trial ended.
—Tiffany May, New York Times, 30 May 2024
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Claire Reid and Peter Breen, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Apr. 2024
Some died in detention, said the report compiled by UNRWA, which is under investigation after at least 12 of its 13,000 employees were determined to have participated in the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2024
Al Hassan will remain in detention until he is sentenced in a separate hearing.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 26 June 2024
Most of the defendants had already spent at least the last three years in detention before the 118-day trial ended.
—Tiffany May, New York Times, 30 May 2024
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“In detention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20detention. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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