in detention
idiom
: in a prison or similar place
Dozens of protesters were held/kept in detention for six hours.
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Abrego Garcia, currently in detention, has 30 days to appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Administrators allegedly attempted to punish students who wore the shirts, putting them in detention.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Her attorneys said Ozturk, a Turkish national, spent six weeks in detention for writing an op-ed in her student newspaper the year before that criticized the university’s rejection of student government resolutions concerning Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025
Myanmar emerged as another prominent jailer following its 2021 coup and civil war, with 51 journalists currently in detention.
—Ashish Valentine, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Administrators allegedly attempted to punish students who wore the shirts, putting them in detention.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Her attorneys said Ozturk, a Turkish national, spent six weeks in detention for writing an op-ed in her student newspaper the year before that criticized the university’s rejection of student government resolutions concerning Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025
Myanmar emerged as another prominent jailer following its 2021 coup and civil war, with 51 journalists currently in detention.
—Ashish Valentine, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
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“In detention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20detention. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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