detainee

noun

Definition of detaineenext
as in defendant

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Recent Examples of detainee Together, the agencies paid on average about $260 for off-site care per detainee from January to October 2025, a Times analysis found. — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026 The standards also list other requirements including that staff must immediately contact emergency medical services when a detainee appears to need emergency treatment. — Vera Lucia Pappaterra, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026 Selcuk Acar / Anadolu via Getty Images ICE reported 33 detainee deaths in 2025, the highest total in more than two decades, according to the National Immigration Project, a legal nonprofit. — Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2026 The New Jersey facility has repeatedly been accused by state and local inspectors of obstructing health and safety inspections and has been the site of ongoing protests and detainee hunger strikes over food quality, overcrowding and medical care. — Emma Bussey , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for detainee
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detainee
  1. defendant
  2. arrestee
  3. offender
  4. suspect
  5. fish
  6. criminal
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  • Clark said the case is likely to renew questions about how courts weigh public safety when deciding whether to release defendants before trial.
    — Maddie White, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • When those decisions go wrong, the cost lands on defendants, victims and anyone whose future turns on what an examiner finds.
    — Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of defendant
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  • 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
  • McCoy is not the only arrestee to have died in custody in recent years while wrongly held by the Sheriff’s Office.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
Definition of arrestee
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  • Dismissal of the charges follows 51-year-old Vem Miller’s completion of a county program that allows first-time, low-level offenders to have their criminal charges dropped and arrest records sealed after completing a set of requirements.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • If developmental science justifies treating adolescent offenders differently from adults, then that same science should also inform how Connecticut recognizes, protects, and supports adolescent victims.
    — Keith Wortz, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of offender
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  • San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department No information was immediately available on a suspect in the ongoing investigation.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Corado was shot when the suspect and police exchanged gunfire, and she was pronounced dead at the scene.
    — City News Service, Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of suspect
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  • On Bunny’s request, Joy fries up some fish and meat for the non-vegans and adjusts the tacos for the vegans.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Aug. 2026
  • About how many pounds of fish do each of these strapping, 1,100-lb lads eat per day?
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of fish
Noun
  • Spencer says filmmaker Douglas wanted to very much focus mostly on the women rather than talking about the criminals.
    — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Depending on the plan, monitoring may cover credit activity, financial accounts, investment and retirement accounts, phone takeovers, SIM swaps, utility accounts and other areas where criminals may try to use your identity.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of criminal

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