It’s sad when a child is a detainee of our government.
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Detainee
Synonyms for "detainee" (19 found)
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4 entriesasylum detaineeimmigration detaineejuvenile detaineepolitical detainee
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5 entriesdetainee campdetainee facilitydetainee populationdetainee rightsdetainee status
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Sample sentences
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The detainee struggled in the tight handcuffs, but the police paid him no attention.
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In his statement, Miliband said the two flights had refuelled at Diego Garcia. Each one had a single detainee on board who did not leave the aircraft.
Source: wiktionary
Louis Louaillier, a U.S. citizen, journalist, and assemblymember, wrote in his local newspaper, The Louisiana Courier, that detainees should go to a civil judge...
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