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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
detain .
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The outcome of the yearlong debate could reverberate through national security policies, ranging from the number of people the United States ultimately detains to decisions about who may be lawfully selected for killing using drones.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Inside Baseball on Obama Legal Team Deliberations on National Security 2010
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His key conclusion: "The U.S. Government will therefore choose out of a sense of legal obligation to treat the principles set forth in Article 75 as applicable to any individual it detains in an international armed conflict, and expects all other nations to adhere to these principles as well."
Obama Embraces 'Transnational' Law Douglas J. Feith 2011
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Whereas the Gadhafi regime arbitrarily detains women and girls in "social rehabilitation" facilities indefinitely for suspected transgressions of moral codes without judicial review;
Sen. Robert Menendez unveils resolution condemning Gaddafi 2011
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In civil society, I have a right to punish a slanderer, — to cause my property to be restored by him who unjustly detains it: but shall the manner be indifferent?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Opinio Juris Discussions of Targeting of US Citizen 2010
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Whereas the Gadhafi regime arbitrarily detains women and girls in "social rehabilitation" facilities indefinitely for suspected transgressions of moral codes without judicial review;
Sen. Robert Menendez unveils resolution condemning Gaddafi 2011
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But they are not the responsibility of a few rogue agents; rather, they are the inevitable result of a broken system that detains thousands of individuals who should not be locked up in the first place.
End ICE Abuse: Ending Immigration Detention in America End ICE Abuse 2011
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Australia automatically detains asylum seekers while their refugee claims are investigated.
High Suicide Rate at Australian Detention Centers Worries Officials 2011
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However, once a law-enforcement officer stops or detains someone, a different standard might apply, experts say.
Device Raises Fear of Facial Profiling Emily Steel 2011
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Global Voices Online Fiji: Reaction to detention of alleged bloggers Fiji's miilitary government detains and harasses bloggers.
Global Voices in English » Fiji: Reaction to detention of alleged bloggers 2009
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Last year, they wrote that they expect to bring in, quote, "A significant portion of our revenues from ICE," the agency that detains illegal immigrants.
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