challenge detention

Frequency: 5.54.0 per million words

To dispute the legality of a detention in court.

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Examples (10)

  • Prisoners have the right to challenge their detentions in court.
  • The human rights organization helped the asylum seeker challenge his unlawful detention.
  • His lawyer immediately filed a motion to challenge the detention, arguing it was baseless.
  • If the evidence is weak, we will challenge the detention at the earliest opportunity.
  • They successfully challenged the legality of their indefinite detention.
  • The new law makes it more difficult for individuals to challenge their pretrial detention.
  • Being able to challenge one's detention is a fundamental principle of justice.
  • The legal team is preparing to challenge the detention on constitutional grounds.
  • Anyone held without charge must be given a chance to challenge their detention before a judge.
  • She was advised by her counsel to challenge the arbitrary detention through a habeas corpus petition.