in detention
idiom
: in a prison or similar place
Dozens of protesters were held/kept in detention for six hours.
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However, after 10 months in detention, she was freed in a high-profile prisoner swap.
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Nearly 15,000 noncitizens with criminal convictions or pending charges remain in detention.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
Farley remains in detention and is accused of yelling racial slurs and driving recklessly near early voters outside The Acreage Branch Library in Loxahatchee.
—Luli Ortiz, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2024
On our last day in detention, the general and security chief disappeared for about six hours, leaving us in the custody of their young fighters.
—Clarissa Ward, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Nearly 15,000 noncitizens with criminal convictions or pending charges remain in detention.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
Farley remains in detention and is accused of yelling racial slurs and driving recklessly near early voters outside The Acreage Branch Library in Loxahatchee.
—Luli Ortiz, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2024
On our last day in detention, the general and security chief disappeared for about six hours, leaving us in the custody of their young fighters.
—Clarissa Ward, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024
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“In detention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20detention. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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