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We spend millions of dollars per year supplying more than adequate meals and a Koran to every detainee along with a prayer rug that meets their religious standards.
Bill Shuster

Meaning of "detainee" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DETAINEE

detainee  [ˌdiːteɪˈniː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DETAINEE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Detainee is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DETAINEE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

detainee

Detention (imprisonment)

Detention is the process when a state, government, or citizen lawfully holds a person by removing their freedom of liberty at that time. This can be due to criminal charges being raised against the individual as part of a prosecution or to protect a person or property. Being detained does not always result in being taken to a particular area, either for interrogation, or as punishment for a crime. Detention in Brasília. The term can also be used in reference to the holding of property, for the same reasons. The process of detainment may or may not have been preceded or followed with an arrest. The prisoners in Guantánamo Bay are for example referred to as "detainees". Detainee is a term used by certain governments and their military to refer to individuals held in custody, such as those it does not classify and treat as either prisoners of war or suspects in criminal cases. It is used to refer to "any person captured or otherwise detained by an armed force." More generally, it is "someone held in custody." Article 9 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that, "No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.

Definition of detainee in the English dictionary

The definition of detainee in the dictionary is a person who is held in custody, esp for political reasons.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DETAINEE


assignee
ˌæsaɪˈniː
Bini
bəˈniː
Chinee
tʃaɪˈniː
conominee
ˌkəʊnɒmɪˈniː
consignee
ˌkɒnsaɪˈniː
designee
ˌdɛzɪɡˈniː
distrainee
ˌdɪstreɪˈniː
djinni
dʒɪˈniː
djinny
dʒɪˈniː
enshrinee
ɪnˌʃraɪˈniː
examinee
ɪɡˌzæmɪˈniː
Guarani
ˌɡwɑːrəˈniː
jinni
dʒɪˈniː
Khomeini
ˈxɔmeɪˈniː
nominee
ˌnɒmɪˈniː
ordinee
ˌɔːdɪˈniː
Pawnee
pɔːˈniː
Shawnee
ʃɔːˈniː
trainee
treɪˈniː
vaccinee
ˌvæksɪˈniː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DETAINEE

detachable lens
detachably
detached
detached house
detached retina
detachedly
detachedness
detacher
detachment
detail
detail drawing
detailed
detailedly
detailedness
detailer
detain
detainable
detainer
detainment
detassel

WORDS THAT END LIKE DETAINEE

ainee
bend the knee
dominee
donee
gratinee
jinnee
knee
kokanee
lienee
loanee
management trainee
menominee
nee
overknee
ranee
retrainee
returnee
signee
snee
Suwannee

Synonyms and antonyms of detainee in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DETAINEE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «detainee» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of detainee

Translation of «detainee» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DETAINEE

Find out the translation of detainee to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of detainee from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «detainee» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

> 被拘留者
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

detenido
570 millions of speakers

English

detainee
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बंदी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المعتقل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

задержанный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

detento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বন্দী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

détenu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tahanan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Häftling
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

抑留者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

억류자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tahanan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giử lại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கைதியின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बंडखोर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tutuklu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

detenuto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zatrzymany
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

затриманий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

deținut
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κρατουμένου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aangehoudene
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fånge
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

varetektsfange
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of detainee

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DETAINEE»

The term «detainee» is regularly used and occupies the 66.813 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DETAINEE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «detainee» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «detainee» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about detainee

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3 QUOTES WITH «DETAINEE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word detainee.
1
Eion Bailey
I'm very interested in soldier recovery projects and in Bradley Manning's story, the army intelligence officer who's being held as a detainee and is going to trial for crimes of treason.
2
Jane Mayer
I mean, The New York Times actually had an interesting case recently where they described a detainee who was afraid of the dark, and so he was purposely kept very much in the dark.
3
Bill Shuster
We spend millions of dollars per year supplying more than adequate meals and a Koran to every detainee along with a prayer rug that meets their religious standards.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DETAINEE»

Discover the use of detainee in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to detainee and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Detainee 002: The Case of David Hicks
Detainee 002 reveals in unprecedented detail how an Australian citizen wound up in the War on Terror.
Leigh Sales, 2007
2
The Detainee
When the fog comes down and the drums start to beat, the inhabitants of the island tremble: for the punishment satellites - which keep the tyrannical Wastelords at bay - are blind in the darkness, and the islanders become prey.
Peter Liney, 2013
3
Review of the FBI's Involvement in and Observations of ...
This review focuses on: whether FBI agents witnessed incidents of detainee abuse in the military zones of Guantanamo Bay, Afghanistan and Iraq; whether FBI employees reported any such abuse to their superiors or others; and how these ...
Glenn A. Fine, 2009
4
The Battle Behind the Wire: U.S. Prisoner and Detainee ...
This report finds parallels in U.S. prisoner and detainee operations in World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq.
Cheryl Benard, Edward O'Connell, Cathryn Quantic Thurston, 2011
5
Interrogation of Detainees: Requirements of the Detainee ...
Among other things, the DTA contains provisions that: (1) require DoD personnel to employ U.S. Army Field Manual guidelines while interrogating detainees; and (2) prohibit the ¿cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment of persons under the ...
Michael John Garcia, 2010
6
The invention: & The detainee
This is the first formal publication of two early plays by Soyinka, The Invention (1959) and The Detainee (1965).
Zodwa Motsa, D. H. Tustin, 2005
7
Review of Department of Defense Compliance with President's ...
Attorney Access to Detainee-Clients A. Legal/Policy Authority. Judge Joyce Hens Green, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Protective Order and Procedures for Counsel Access to Detainees at the United States Naval Base in ...
Barry Leonard, 2009
8
The Torture Papers: The Road to Abu Ghraib
Change of Scenery Down: Removing the detainee from the standard interrogation setting and placing him in a setting that may be less comfortable; would not constitute a substantial change in environmental quality. 20. Hooding: This ...
Karen J. Greenberg, Joshua L. Dratel, 2005
9
The Military Commissions Act and Detainee Trials
This book provides a background and analysis comparing military commissions as envisioned under the revised Military Commissions Act (MCA) to those established by the MCA 2006.
Joshua Segel, Soto Kimura, 2011
10
The Mental Condition in Criminal Law: Forensic Psychiatric ...
The confrontation with the referees' interpretations often results in further interviews with the detainee in which he opens up more to the assessment process and to himself.20 Sometimes it confirms or adds little to what he has already said; ...
Frans Koenraadt, Jos Mooij, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DETAINEE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term detainee is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Hunger Striking Detainee Moved Into Solitary Confinement
The detainee was frequently kidnapped and imprisoned by Israel, spending more than eight years in Israeli prisons and detention centers, ... «International Middle East Media Center, Jul 15»
2
Israel still holding Gazan detainee without trial after one year
Explosives expert Sami Najar, who the Shin Bet says is a potential danger to national security, is the only one left in detention out of over 100 ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»
3
Post-hunger strike, admin detainee Khader Adnan is re-hospitalized
Just over a week after ending his 54-day hunger strike, administrative detainee Khader Adnan was re-hospitalized in recent days following a ... «+972 Magazine, Jul 15»
4
Vietnamese ICE Detainee Passes Away at Houston Hospital
HOUSTON — A Vietnamese woman in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal ... «San Angelo LIVE!, Jul 15»
5
Palestinian Prisoners Society: Hebron Detainee in State of …
A Palestinian prisoner in Israeli jails, Yasser Tarwa from Hebron, has been in a state of unconsciousness since he was shot and arrested by ... «International Middle East Media Center, Jul 15»
6
Alexander Maconochie Centre former detainee shares his journey to …
An empty babycino cup rests on the table of a central Canberra café beside a full cup of coffee, as Simon* and his young daughter lounge on ... «The Canberra Times, Jul 15»
7
Yarl's Wood detainee's collapse sparks care fears
A YOUNG detainee was found unconscious inside Yarl's Wood immigration detention centre by paramedics last weekend after her friends ... «Bedfordshire News, Jul 15»
8
Linden police officer in custody for allegedly raping a detainee
JOHANNESBURG - An officer from the Linden Police Station accused of raping a detainee has been remanded in custody. The Randburg ... «eNCA, Jul 15»
9
Escaped detainee back in police custody
KUALA TERENGGANU: The escaped detainee Mohd Suffian Ali, 28, has been recaptured at his family house in Kampung Dusun, Kuala Ibai. «New Straits Times Online, Jul 15»
10
Ex-Guantanamo detainee ordered to pay $134M
A US court has ordered former Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr to pay US$134.2 million (NZ$199.6 million) in compensation over a 2002 ... «3News NZ, Jul 15»

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