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Verb
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simple past tense and past participle of detain

"The police detained the suspect until he could provide proof of his identity."

In plain English: Detained means being kept from leaving somewhere because of an official order or rule violation.

"The police detained the suspect until they could verify his alibi."

Example Sentences
"The police detained the suspect until they could verify his alibi." verb
"The police detained the suspect at the scene for questioning." verb
"Our flight was detained due to heavy fog on the runway." verb
"She decided not to detain her guests any longer than necessary." verb
See Also
detain am i under arrest enemy combatant detention
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ned sned woned paned tuned coned faned acned mined waned vaned zoned laned pwned maned tined toned lined boned fined
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