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detenido — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • arrest verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
  • detailed adjective Full of specific facts and description; thorough.
  • detainee noun A person held in official custody, especially without being formally charged with a crime.
  • inmate noun A person held in a prison.
  • quiet adj Making little or no sound.

Senses

detenido is used for these senses in English:

  • arrest A confinement, detention, as after an arrest.
  • detailed Characterized by attention to detail and thoroughness of treatment.
  • detainee Someone who is detained, especially in custody or confinement.
  • inmate A person confined to an institution such as a prison (as a convict) or hospital (as a patient).
  • quiet Having little motion or activity; calm.
  • yardbird (chiefly, US, slang) A person who is imprisoned.

arrest — full definition

  1. verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
  2. verb To stop or slow down a process or movement.
  3. noun The act of taking someone into legal custody.

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