detainee en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌdɪteɪˈniː/ (UK)
- (US) audio
Etymology
From detain + -ee.
Meanings
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Someone who is detained, especially in custody or confinement.
More than 3,000 people have been arrested since Jan. 9. The police have even released images of some detainees stripped down to their underwear, recalling images from Mr. Bukele's infamous megaprisons.
2024 January 25, Iván Ulchur-Rota, “When Chaos Erupted in Ecuador, Disinformation Followed”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 31 Jan 2024:Louis Louaillier, a U.S. citizen, journalist, and assemblymember, wrote in his local newspaper, The Louisiana Courier, that detainees should go to a civil judge...
2013, Anthony Gregory, The Power of Habeas Corpus in America: From the King's Prerogative to the War on Terror, page 74:In his statement, Miliband said the two flights had refuelled at Diego Garcia. Each one had a single detainee on board who did not leave the aircraft.
2008 February 22, Richard Norton-Taylor and Julian Borger, “Embarrassed Miliband admits two US rendition flights refuelled on British soil”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| detainees | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (31)
it detenuta (one who is detained) · pt detenta (one who is detained) · de Häftling (one who is detained) · pt detento (one who is detained) · fr détenu (one who is detained) · fr détenue (one who is detained) · eo malliberulo (one who is detained) · it detenuto (one who is detained) · hu rab (one who is detained) · hu letartóztatott (one who is detained) · ca detinguda (one who is detained) · es detenida (one who is detained) · hu fogvatartott (one who is detained) · ar أسرى (one who is detained) · uk затри́мана (one who is detained) · es detenido (one who is detained) · bg задържан (one who is detained) · ota اسیر (one who is detained) · hu őrizetes (one who is detained) · ar أسيرات (one who is detained) · hu fogoly (one who is detained) · uk затри́маний (one who is detained) · ca detingut (one who is detained) · ar أسيرة (one who is detained) · bg арестант (one who is detained) · ia detenita (one who is detained) · ar أسير (one who is detained) · hu elítélt (one who is detained) · ia detenito (one who is detained) · ru задержанный (one who is detained) · de Gefangener (one who is detained)