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detainment
noun as in detention
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noun as in delay
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Example Sentences
At one point, he interrupted the proceeding, saying, “Can I mention something about detainment?” before his attorney, Steve Haney, cut him off.
Organizers knew within 15 minutes of her detainment that she had been picked up, said Sergio Jimenez, a lead organizer with the organization.
County Board of Supervisors is considering issuing a state of emergency to provide the board with more power to assist those affected by the deluge of detainments and deportations.
O’Keefe’s video documenting his detainment circulated on social media over the weekend.
Then, this summer, federal immigration enforcement raids led many undocumented workers to leave their posts over fear of detainment.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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