detainee
noun (a detainee, detainees)
Everyday
A person who is kept in prison or held by the police or the army, often without a trial yet. tree →
In the lessons
In news, history and law: detainees in a war or police station; their rights. Formal word. Related: prisoner, suspect.
Examples
- The detainee asked to see a lawyer. tree →
- All detainees have the right to food and water. tree →
- The detainees were released after questioning. tree →
- The report described how detainees were treated. tree →
- Each detainee was given a blanket. tree →
- The police took the detainee to the station. tree →
Note
Ending -ee means the person something is done to (employee, trainee, detainee). Stress: dee-tay-NEE. Not the same as a convicted prisoner.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «detainee» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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