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de·tain·ment

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  1. detention, detainment, hold, custodynoun

    a state of being confined (usually for a short time)

    "his detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is on hold"; "he is in the custody of police"

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  1. List of paraphrases for "detainment":

    detention

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  1. Eliza Solowiej:

    More than 99 percent of their arrestees at every single station are without an attorney throughout the duration of their detainment.

  2. President Trump:

    Hes been sick for a long time, and Bob Levinson had some rough problems prior to Bob Levinson detainment or capture.

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