Redetain

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To detain again. transitive

    "He came by boat to Australia, and lived in the community for three years before being redetained by immigration authorities."

Example

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"He came by boat to Australia, and lived in the community for three years before being redetained by immigration authorities."

Etymology

From re- + detain.

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