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# detainee

noun (a detainee, detainees)

«detainee» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A person who is kept in prison or held by the police or the army, often without a trial yet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detainee/#m1)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detainee/#x1)
- All detainees have the right to food and water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detainee/#x2)
- The detainees were released after questioning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detainee/#x3)
- The report described how detainees were treated. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detainee/#x4)
- Each detainee was given a blanket. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detainee/#x5)
- The police took the detainee to the station. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detainee/#x6)

### 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](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detainee/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«detainee» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/detainee.html) on Mova free.