detain
di tayn
- v deprive of freedom; take into confinement
- v stop or halt
- v cause to be slowed down or delayed
- The 9th Circuit judges said Al-Kidd's claims plausibly suggest that Ashcroft purposely used the material witness statute to detain suspects whom he wished to investigate and detain .
- Authorities detain bloggers for posting content, even third-party material, deemed to be false or detrimental to national unity.
- Police routinely detain people for days without formal charge or more justification than to avoid protests or "social unrest," it said.