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detainment

noun as in detention

noun as in delay

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The younger Krupp was sentenced to 12 years in prison, but reportedly never expressed remorse during or after his detainment.

From Salon

The Israeli and Palestinian directors behind “No Other Land” aren’t alone in their disappointment in the film academy’s lackluster response to the recent attack on and detainment of Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal.

Abraham and the activist group Center for Jewish Nonviolence announced Ballal’s detainment Monday.

The spokesperson also did not immediately respond to The Times’ inquiry about Ballal’s claims about the conditions of his detainment.

She cited her client's detainment in federal custody and remarks made by city officials about the case as factors that could influence the proceedings.

From BBC

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