Detainee
noun
A person who is held in custody, especially for political reasons or while waiting for trial.
The police released the detainees after questioning.
Often appears as...
- political detainee
- prison detainee
noun
A person held in custody, specifically in a military or naval setting.
The army had captured several detainees during the conflict.
Often appears as...
- military detainee
- war detainee
noun
A person who is held in custody, especially for political reasons or while waiting for trial.
The police released the detainees after questioning.
Often appears as...
- political detainee
- prison detainee
noun
A person held in custody, specifically in a military or naval setting.
The army had captured several detainees during the conflict.
Often appears as...
- military detainee
- war detainee
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Custody Reason
Detainees are not always guilty; they may be held for various reasons, including investigation.
Despite being a detainee for weeks, he was later found innocent of the charges.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporary Status
'Detainee' implies temporary confinement, not a long-term or permanent situation.
The detainee awaited his trial date, hoping to be released soon.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Criminal
Being a detainee doesn't necessarily mean the person committed a crime; sometimes the reasons are political.
The journalist became a political detainee after her controversial report.
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Video examples
Chimps have feelings and...
when they're not cabined in by statutes or constitutions, and a writ of habeus corpus is called the Great Writ, capital G, capital W, and it's meant to protect any of us who are detained against our will. A writ of habeus corpus is issued. The detainer is required to bring the detainee in
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Drug-Trafficking Granny...
hundred and twenty thousand dollars worth of top-quality cocaine but what makes this bust particularly surprising as the detainee she's a 76 year old grandmother
Video examples
Chimps have feelings and...
when they're not cabined in by statutes or constitutions, and a writ of habeus corpus is called the Great Writ, capital G, capital W, and it's meant to protect any of us who are detained against our will. A writ of habeus corpus is issued. The detainer is required to bring the detainee in
Video examples
Drug-Trafficking Granny...
hundred and twenty thousand dollars worth of top-quality cocaine but what makes this bust particularly surprising as the detainee she's a 76 year old grandmother
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Peter Pace
American General
I can tell you categorically that any mal-treatment of any detainees by U.S. forces or coalition forces is totally unacceptable - that our orders have and will continue to be that we will treat everyone in our charge with - humanely and with respect.
Quote examples
Lindsey Graham
American Politician
Detainee policy in this war is hard, it's complicated, but we must get it right. We would be better off as a nation if we could close Gitmo safely and start a new prison that he could use that the world would see as a better way to doing business.
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Jim Ryun
American Athlete
Guantanamo allows us to secure dangerous detainees without the risk of escape, while at the same time providing us with valuable intelligence information on how best to proceed in the war against terror and prevent future attacks.
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Jane Mayer
American Journalist
I mean, the people who run Guantanamo, the military, pretty much dismiss complaints by the detainees because they say that they're all created as part of a political process to sort of fake complaints and get public support.
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Dick Durbin
American Politician
There is no room for legal hair-splitting when it comes to the humane treatment of detainees - not in a nation founded on the rule of law and respect for human rights.
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Rodney Frelinghuysen
American Politician
Our nation has invested millions of dollars in building safe, humane and, I may say, air-conditioned facilities to detain and prosecute the detainees at Guantanamo.
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Mike Pompeo
American Politician
The detainees at GTMO are treated exceptionally well - so well that some have even declined to be resettled, instead choosing to stay at GTMO.
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Cory Gardner
American Politician
The overwhelming majority of Coloradans don't want Guantanamo Bay detainees in the United States or Colorado.
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Diane Watson
American Politician
The abuse of detainees in U.S. custody has severely undermined our Nation's position in the world.
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Peter Maurer
Swiss Activist
You treat detainees humanely because you know the other side will also treat detainees humanely.
Quote examples
Peter Pace
American General
I can tell you categorically that any mal-treatment of any detainees by U.S. forces or coalition forces is totally unacceptable - that our orders have and will continue to be that we will treat everyone in our charge with - humanely and with respect.
Quote examples
Lindsey Graham
American Politician
Detainee policy in this war is hard, it's complicated, but we must get it right. We would be better off as a nation if we could close Gitmo safely and start a new prison that he could use that the world would see as a better way to doing business.
Quote examples
Jim Ryun
American Athlete
Guantanamo allows us to secure dangerous detainees without the risk of escape, while at the same time providing us with valuable intelligence information on how best to proceed in the war against terror and prevent future attacks.
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Jane Mayer
American Journalist
I mean, the people who run Guantanamo, the military, pretty much dismiss complaints by the detainees because they say that they're all created as part of a political process to sort of fake complaints and get public support.
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Dick Durbin
American Politician
There is no room for legal hair-splitting when it comes to the humane treatment of detainees - not in a nation founded on the rule of law and respect for human rights.
Quote examples
Rodney Frelinghuysen
American Politician
Our nation has invested millions of dollars in building safe, humane and, I may say, air-conditioned facilities to detain and prosecute the detainees at Guantanamo.
Quote examples
Mike Pompeo
American Politician
The detainees at GTMO are treated exceptionally well - so well that some have even declined to be resettled, instead choosing to stay at GTMO.
Quote examples
Cory Gardner
American Politician
The overwhelming majority of Coloradans don't want Guantanamo Bay detainees in the United States or Colorado.
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Diane Watson
American Politician
The abuse of detainees in U.S. custody has severely undermined our Nation's position in the world.
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Peter Maurer
Swiss Activist
You treat detainees humanely because you know the other side will also treat detainees humanely.
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