detain a prisoner
1detain — de·tain vt 1: to hold or keep in custody or possession property wrongfully detain ed a juvenile detain ed in a care facility 2: to restrain from proceeding detain ed the driver and asked to see his license …
2detain — verb ADVERB ▪ briefly ▪ He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group. ▪ indefinitely ▪ Prisoners cannot be detained indefinitely without charge. ▪ illegally …
3prisoner — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ virtual ▪ Without a wheelchair, she is a virtual prisoner in her own home. ▪ political ▪ life (esp. BrE), long term (BrE) ▪ …
4José Padilla (prisoner) — For other uses, see José Padilla. José Padilla Born October 18, 1970 (1970 10 18) (age 41) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. Alias(es) Abdullah al Muhajir or Muhajir Abdu …
5Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse — Beginning in 2004, human rights violations in the form of physical, psychological, and sexual abuse, including torture,[1][2][3] …
6take prisoner — index apprehend (arrest), arrest (apprehend), capture, carry away, confine, detain (hold in custo …
7Habeas corpus — This article is about the legal term. For other uses, see Habeas corpus (disambiguation). Prerogative w …
8Detainer — (from detain, Latin detinere); in law, the act of keeping a person against his will, or the wrongful keeping of a person s goods, or other real or personal property. A writ of detainer was a form for the beginning of a personal action against a… …
9imprison — verb we expect to imprison another two dozen individuals by the end of this month alone Syn: incarcerate, send to prison, jail, lock up, put away, intern, detain, hold prisoner, hold captive; confine, shut up, cage; informal put behind bars Ant:… …
10jail — 1. noun he was thrown into the local jail Syn: prison, penitentiary, penal institution, lockup, detention center, jailhouse, stockade, correctional facility, reformatory, reform school; informal clink, slammer, big house, jug, brig, can, pen,… …
