detain indefinitely

Frequency: 6.26.0 per million words

To keep someone in an official place, like a police station, without a time limit.

indefinitelyVERB + indefinitely

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detain

Examples (10)

  • Human rights organizations criticized the government's decision to detain suspects indefinitely.
  • Under the new policy, individuals deemed a security risk can be detained indefinitely.
  • The court ruled that it was illegal to detain someone indefinitely without charge.
  • Many fear that these laws could be used to detain political opponents indefinitely.
  • They were accused of attempting to detain the refugees indefinitely at the border.
  • The power to detain citizens indefinitely raises serious civil liberties concerns.
  • No one should be detained indefinitely without a fair trial.
  • The authorities have the right to detain individuals indefinitely in certain circumstances.
  • He was detained indefinitely pending further investigation.
  • Critics argue that the state should not have the authority to detain people indefinitely.