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Meaning of "detention centre" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DETENTION CENTRE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DETENTION CENTRE

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Detention centre 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 DETENTION CENTRE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of detention centre in the English dictionary

The definition of detention centre in the dictionary is a place where persons may be detained for short periods by order of a court.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DETENTION CENTRE

detective superintendent
detective work
detective-like
detectivist
detectophone
detector
detector van
detectorist
detent
detention
detention home
detentist
deter
deterge
detergence
detergency
detergent
deterger
deteriorate
deterioration

WORDS THAT END LIKE DETENTION CENTRE

business centre
call centre
centre
city centre
community centre
concentre
conference centre
convention centre
drop-in centre
fitness centre
garden centre
health centre
information centre
rencontre
resource centre
right-of-centre
service centre
shopping centre
the Centre
town centre
training centre

Synonyms and antonyms of detention centre in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «detention centre» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DETENTION CENTRE

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

Translator English - Chinese

看守所
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

centro de detención
570 millions of speakers

English

detention centre
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हिरासत केंद्र
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

مركز الاعتقال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

СИЗО
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

centro de detenção
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বন্দিশালা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

centre de détention
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pusat tahanan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Jugendstrafanstalt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

拘置所
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

구금 센터
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pusat tahanan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trung tâm giam giữ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தடுப்பு மையம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रतिबंध केंद्रे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tutuklama merkezi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

centro di detenzione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

areszt
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

СІЗО
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

centru de detenție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κέντρο κράτησης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aanhouding sentrum
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

häktet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

interneringssenteret
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of detention centre

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DETENTION CENTRE»

The term «detention centre» is regularly used and occupies the 102.334 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DETENTION CENTRE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «detention centre» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «detention centre» 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 detention centre

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DETENTION CENTRE»

Discover the use of detention centre in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to detention centre and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Detention of Asylum Seekers in Europe: Analysis and Perspectives
Sometimes, tragedy strikes before governments act. On 26 February 1995, Mr Abijou Tilaye, a 39-year old Ethiopian asylum seeker, committed suicide in a detention centre in Wiirzburg, Germany. He and his wife, also in detention, belonged to ...
Jane Hughes, Fabrice Liebaut, 1998
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Report of the Human Rights Committee: Ninety-fourth Session ...
When the investigators brought him to the Investigation Detention Centre (SIZO), both the duty officer at the detention centre and the centre's doctor refused to accept Mr. Tolipkhuzhaev in the centre, in light of his health condition. The author's ...
United Nations, 2010
3
International Criminal Law: A Collection of International ...
The Presidency may, at any time, appoint a judge of the Court to inspect the detention centre and to report on the conditions of detention and the administration of the detention centre. 2. There shall be regular and unannounced inspections by ...
Christine van den Wyngaert, Steven Dewulf, 2011
4
The EU, Migration and the Politics of Administrative Detention
Closed camps Otopeni airport (Bucharest): detention centre and transit zone Arad: detention centre Open camps Timisoara: reception centre for asylum seekers Stolnicul: reception centre for asylum seekers Galati: reception centre for asylum ...
Michela Ceccorulli, Nicola Labanca, 2014
5
Detention and Development: Perspectives of Children of Prisoners
As a result, these children were placed in external day-care centre (PINO) in the village near the detention centre. Although a certain amount of work was necessary to overcome local prejudices (e.g.'Children of imprisoned mothers can' t be up ...
Carolus van Nijnatten, 1998
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The treatment of asylum seekers: tenth report of session ...
TORTURE: ROUTINE FAILURE TO OBEY DETENTION CENTRE RULE 35 1. Detention of torture survivors (in many cases, as subsequently accepted by the courts on the basis of previously unavailable medico-legal reports). 2. Failure to ...
Great Britain: Parliament: Joint Committee on Human Rights, 2007
7
The Annotated Digest of the International Criminal Court: ...
2004-2006 Cyril Laucci. Regulation 95 – Discipline 1. Discipline and order shall be maintained by the Chief Custody Officer in the interests of safe custody and good administration of the detention centre. 2. Details of the disciplinary procedure ...
Cyril Laucci, 2007
8
Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002
(3) The following shall be added at the end of Schedule 12 to that Act (discipline at detention centre) — "Prison officers and prisoner custody officers 9 A reference in this Schedule to a detainee custody officer includes a reference to a prison ...
Stationery Office Staff, 2002
9
Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial ...
"Concerning paragraph 20 The Bahamas is very concerned that the reports of which the Committee speaks regarding conditions at the Carmichael Road Detention Centre were not brought to the attention of The Bahamas delegation during ...
United Nations Publications, 2004
10
European Rules for Juvenile Offenders Subject to Sanctions ...
Country Youth detention/imprisonment Minimum sentence Maximum sentence Latvia 1 m. (detention centre) 6 m. (detention centre) 6 m. (y.i.) 10 y. (y.i.) 15 y. ( y.i., very serious cases) Lithuania 5 d. (detention centre) 45 d. (detention centre) 3 m ...
‎2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DETENTION CENTRE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term detention centre is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Lawyers and doctors reject assurances on detention centre secrecy
A culture of fear among detention centre workers means neglect or abuse of refugees will remain hidden despite government attempts to ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
2
Number of detention centre personnel redeployed to AFM posts due …
A total 18 detention centre personnel – who initially were seconded to the detention centre – have been redeployed to the Armed Forces of ... «Malta Independent Online, Jul 15»
3
Prisons inspector criticises Dungavel Detention Centre for treatment …
THE TREATMENT of vulnerable asylum seekers at Dungavel detention centre, some who may have been victims of rape and torture, has been ... «CommonSpace, Jul 15»
4
Migrants battle police in revolt at detention centre
A Tunisian migrant received serious burns when inmates at a Rome detention centre set fire to mattresses and clashed with riot police. «The Times, Jul 15»
5
Nauru detention centre staff warned not to speak about 'anything …
Detention centre staff were warned not to speak to journalists and other organisations about “anything that happens” on Nauru and Manus ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
6
Outrage over new child abuse, mismanagement claims at Nauru …
The Nauru detention centre. In a submission to the inquiry, a former Save the Children child support worker says that, before she left the island ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
7
Baby Asha is living in a tent on Nauru, five months after she was …
Her family's former case worker told Fairfax media last month “officers burst into their room” at a Melbourne immigration detention centre and ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
8
Federal government taking over Melbourne's troubled immigration …
The newly formed Australian Border Force will take command of the Maribyrnong Detention Centre from operator Serco within weeks. Security ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
9
Gillian Triggs: offshore detention centre secrecy laws are worrying …
Gillian Triggs: 'I do find it rather curious that a government that in fact came into office promoting rights to freedom of speech has in fact ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
10
Waleed Aly Went After New Laws That Silence Detention Centre
Yesterday the Border Force Act 2015 came into effect, effectively making it illegal for people working in Australian-run detention centres like ... «Junkee, Jul 15»

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