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detainee Definition

de·tain·ee (dē′tān ē)

noun

a person held in custody, usually for political reasons

detainee Usage Examples

Preposition: on

  • strike: So we've decided to die with hunger " - Patrick, a detainee on hunger strike.

Adjective modifier

  • Afghan: As for having sympathy with the three Britons who were found among the Afghan detainees.
  • Iraqi: The third case involved a soldier who killed an Iraqi detainee in September 2003.
  • fellow: He said a fellow detainee taken to " Secure " had been coughing up blood, and alleges he was denied his medication.
  • remaining: The remaining British detainees should be immediately returned to the United Kingdom.
  • former: Former detainees also gave live testimonies of their own experiences in detention.
  • British: The transfer of all British detainees to the UK had been secured.

Converse of object

  • bribe: They also used vouchers to try to bribe detainees to disclose the names of the people who organized the strike.
  • torture: The most specific evidence against him came from a detainee apparently tortured in Algeria.
  • hold: He also backed Lord Ahmed's call for the detainees held in Britain to be released at the same time.
  • prevent: Security guards also prevented detainees from accessing the center's exercise yard and didn't even allow them to approach the windows.
  • arrest: They had arrested the detainee, not for any offense but under the Mental Health Act.
  • release: Please call on the US government to release all detainees.

Noun used with modifier

  • immigration: The whole system has been designed to strip immigration detainees of humanity.
  • asylum: He is the President of the British Zimbabwe Society and a trustee of the Oxford based asylum detainee support group of Asylum Welcome.

Possessives

  • consent: With the detainee's consent, visitors may notify the duty officer that the detainee wishes to make a complaint.

Preposition: in

  • custody: There are only approximately 520 detainees in custody in Guantanamo.
  • prison: There are an estimated 65.000 TADA detainees in Indian prisons.

Preposition: with

  • voucher: Meanwhile GEO have been bribing detainees with vouchers to try and break the strike.

Modifies a noun

  • abuse: The coalition takes all reports of detainee abuse seriously, and all allegations of mistreatment are investigated.