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noun
- 1. a person held in custody, especially for political reasons: "all political detainees were freed in August"
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A detainee is a person who has been officially ordered to stay in a prison or similar place, especially for political reasons. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences from the Cambridge Dictionary.
- English (US)
a person who has been officially ordered to stay in a prison...
- Znaczenie Detainee, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
detainee definicja: 1. a person who has been officially...
- Detainee in Simplified Chinese
DETAINEE translate: (尤指因政治原因的)被拘留者,被关押者. Learn more in the...
- Detainee: German Translation
detainee translate: der Häftling. Learn more in the...
- Detainee Spanish Translation
DETAINEE translate: detenido, detenida, detenido. Learn more...
- Translate to Traditional Chinese
DETAINEE translate: (尤指因政治原因的)被拘留者,被關押者. Learn more in the...
- English (US)
noun. de· tain· ee di-ˌtā-ˈnē. ˌdē- Synonyms of detainee. : a person held in custody especially for political reasons. Examples of detainee in a Sentence.
A detainee is a person held in custody, especially for a political offense or for questioning. Learn the origin, history and usage of the word detainee with examples from various sources.
a person who has been officially ordered to stay in a prison or similar place, especially for political reasons: a political detainee. Synonyms. captive. inmate. prisoner. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. People held in prison. captive.
A detainee is someone who is held prisoner by a government because of his or her political views or activities. Learn more about the word origin, usage, and related terms of detainee from Collins English Dictionary.
A detainee is a person held in custody or confinement, especially for a political offense or for questioning. Find synonyms, antonyms, and translations of detainee in various languages and dictionaries.
A detainee is a person who is kept in prison, usually because of his or her political opinions. Learn how to use this word in different contexts and see synonyms and related words.