detained
Held in custody
Detained means held or kept from proceeding, usually by authority.
Police detain suspects for questioning.
Immigration officials detain people at borders.
The word implies temporary custody rather than formal arrest or imprisonment: He was detained for several hours before being released.
More casually, detained can mean delayed: I was detained at the office.
Detention facility
- prisonConfinement for offenders
- cellBasic unit of life
- incarcerationConfinement in jail
- confinementState of being restricted
solitary · penitentiary · correctional · warden · inmate · lockup · cellblock · dungeon
Isolation preventing disease transmission
- isolationComplete separation from others
- curfewMandated return time
- lockdownEnforced restriction on movement
- house arrestCourt-ordered domestic detention
travel ban · movement · surveillance · monitoring · ankle bracelet · probation · parole · conditional
Held under control
- immobilizedMade unable to move
- seizedTook suddenly, forcefully
- grippedHeld with pressure
- pinnedFixed firmly, immobilized
trapped · caught · secured · anchored · tethered · bound · restricted · contained
Seize by law
- custodyProtective care or control
- chargesAmounts owed or alleged
- bailCourt-set release payment
- arraignmentCharge-reading court session
warrant · booking · Miranda · interrogation · prosecution · indictment · defendant · lawyer
Theft by threat
- waitDelay until later
- postponementDelaying to later
- stallEnclosed compartment or delay
- hindranceBarrier to progress
setback · interruption · lag · slowdown · pause · obstruction · inconvenience · questioning
jail
Detention facility
- prisonConfinement for offenders
- cellBasic unit of life
- incarcerationConfinement in jail
confinement · solitary · penitentiary · correctional · warden · inmate · lockup · cellblock · dungeon · captivity
quarantine
Isolation preventing disease transmission
- isolationComplete separation from others
- curfewMandated return time
- lockdownEnforced restriction on movement
house arrest · travel ban · movement · surveillance · monitoring · ankle bracelet · probation · parole · conditional · supervised
restrained
Held under control
- immobilizedMade unable to move
- seizedTook suddenly, forcefully
- grippedHeld with pressure
pinned · trapped · caught · secured · anchored · tethered · bound · restricted · contained · prevented
arrest
Seize by law
arraignment · warrant · booking · Miranda · interrogation · prosecution · indictment · defendant · lawyer · plea
holdup
Theft by threat
- waitDelay until later
- postponementDelaying to later
- stallEnclosed compartment or delay
hindrance · setback · interruption · lag · slowdown · pause · obstruction · inconvenience · questioning · checkpoint
- boundbound, tied, restrained, confined, restricted
- captivitycaptive, prisoner, imprisoned, incarcerated, prison
- stuckjammed, clogged, trapped, stuck in mud, snowed in
- arrestarrest, handcuffs, Miranda warning, booking, custody
- suspectssuspect, accused, prime suspect, person of interest, alleged
- nautical termsahoy, afloat, aye aye, aye-aye, becalmed
detainedreleased
Set free from confinement
freed · liberated · let go · free · at liberty
detainedreleased
Set free from confinement
discharged · freed · acquitted · paroled · bailed out
detainedexpedited
Made faster, prioritized
rushed · hurried · fast-tracked · dispatched · unimpeded
- political detaineesThose imprisoned for ideology
- unlawful detainerPossession without legal authority
- ghost detaineesUnacknowledged, secretly held captives
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