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detainment

[ dih-teyn-muhnt ]

noun

  1. the condition of being under restraint or in custody; imprisonment:

    Participants also risk arrest and possible detainment in an already overflowing jail.

  2. the condition of being delayed or kept from proceeding:

    We were finally allowed to cross the border after six hours of detainment.



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The Israeli and Palestinian directors behind “No Other Land” aren’t alone in their disappointment in the film academy’s lackluster response to the recent attack on and detainment of Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal.

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Abraham and the activist group Center for Jewish Nonviolence announced Ballal’s detainment Monday.

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The spokesperson also did not immediately respond to The Times’ inquiry about Ballal’s claims about the conditions of his detainment.

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She cited her client's detainment in federal custody and remarks made by city officials about the case as factors that could influence the proceedings.

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While nearly all undocumented workers went back to work within days, barring those who faced detainment or deportation, the highly-visible targeting of an agricultural powerhouse sent ripples through the nation.

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