incommunicado

Example Sentences

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Several rghts groups have denounced what they say is a form of incommunicado detention for Palestinian prisoners, hampering the legal defence of detainees.

From Barron's

ICE held her incommunicado for 24 hours and then shuffled her through three states before jailing her in Louisiana.

From Salon

Many of the most prominent have been held "incommunicado", allowed no contact at all with lawyers or relatives for several years.

From BBC

When Mr. Hadi’s lawyers began screening images of cells similar to those where he was kept incommunicado in 2006 and 2007, a prosecutor protested, only to learn that the material had recently been declassified.

From New York Times

“But the alternative of holding them in lengthy detention, incommunicado, in such harsh conditions is also not a normal legal option.”

From Seattle Times