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detention
noun as in confinement, imprisonment
Example Sentences
By then Mr Sham was in detention for his role in the Hong Kong primary.
Mr. Trump’s top immigration policy adviser has discussed using military assets to build detention centers and support civilian immigration agents.
At the High Court in Inverness, Lady Hood told the teenager - who cannot be named due to his age - there was no alternative to detention.
Mr Reichlin-Melnick said operations targeting such workplaces could lead to "indiscriminate" detentions.
While the ruling referred to a Czech case, it also applies to the entire EU and complicates Italy's plans for detention centres in Albania meant to fast-track repatriations.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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