detainee

noun

Definition of detaineenext
as in defendant

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Recent Examples of detainee The detainee population has increased from 39,000 in January 2025 to 67,000 as of July 30. — Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026 Lestina had a pretrial hearing set for Wednesday, and was listed in custody as of Wednesday morning, Kendall County detainee records show. — Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 On the Supreme Court, Kavanaugh was part of the 7-2 majority that in 2022 ruled against a Guantanamo Bay detainee who had been tortured by the CIA abroad and sought information about his treatment. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026 New publications include a maximalist thriller set in Jamaica, another entry from horror phenom Tananarive Due, and a memoir from former ICE detainee Mahmoud Khalil. — Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for detainee
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  1. defendant
  2. arrestee
  3. offender
  4. suspect
  5. fish
  6. criminal
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  • Rather than requiring individual defendants to prove Woods tampered with evidence in their cases, attorneys want the state to demonstrate that misconduct did not occur.
    — Tori Mason, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The lawsuit, which names both Maden and Algerio, in addition to the City of New York, accuses the defendants of excessive force, false arrest, unlawful seizure and failure to intervene, among other violations.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of defendant
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  • In Palatine, after a police officer helped agents physically restrain an arrestee in front of an angry crowd, his department said the cop’s actions were a necessary response to deescalate a tense situation.
    — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Throughout this process, every arrestee is presumed innocent — and because of that, First Appearance is not about punishment, despite some misconceptions.
    — Corey B. Friedman, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of arrestee
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  • Schneider says royal ferns are known for doing this in the garden, while Jose Lopez, owner and founder of Williams Landscaping Chicago, says ostrich ferns and lady ferns are other common offenders.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Since taking office, the Governor has funded law enforcement at record levels and strengthened bail and discovery laws to hold all violent offenders accountable.
    — Kelsie Cairns , Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of offender
Noun
  • Hours after the attack, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said authorities found the bodies of three of the suspect's close family members -- two women and a man -- inside of his home in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, a city about 100 miles northeast of Krakow.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The suspect’s dead sibling was a young artist studying at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts, which confirmed that Magdalena Oksińska was a third-year student.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of suspect
Noun
  • In the exclusive clip below, Bucks Harbor’s David Cale fishes from a dock with his cousin’s son, Isaac Reynolds.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The fruit is generally low-hanging and the fish awaiting bullets in a barrel in Wanted.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of fish
Noun
  • The trailers were recovered by police nearby, presumably after the criminals cut the locks to reveal they were each loaded with 20,000 pounds of sand.
    — Nick Indge, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Without changing state law, criminals can continue to be sentenced to death in California.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of criminal

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“Detainee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detainee. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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