indefinite
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Immigration proceedings, the court explained, are civil, not criminal matters, and the Supreme Court has long suggested that there would be serious constitutional problems with a statute that allows indefinite civil detention.
From Slate • Jun. 17, 2026
The complaint is being filed on behalf of 14 deportees, some of whom are currently held in Equatorial Guinea under conditions "amounting to arbitrary and indefinite detention", according to the lawsuit, seen by AFP.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
But only a handful have instituted indefinite bans, and just four other towns have sent related matters to the ballot.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
The new rules for sanctioned processed oil products will be of "indefinite duration", though they will be reviewed periodically and may be amended or revoked, the government said.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
He would earn the right with a spectacular feat of research, but to his misfortune it would not, alas, be indefinite.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Vocabulary lists containing indefinite
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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"CLEP Financial Accounting," Vocabulary from Chapter 16
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Means to an End: Fin
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