The refugees were detained at the border until their passports were found. From LearnThat.org.
Even if the initial decision to detain is legally valid, for how long should detention last?. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Melded Approaches to Terrorism Detention and Trials] Reference
The fact that the Act and the orders are silent on detention does not of course mean that any power to detain is lacking. From Wordnik.com. [IsThatLegal?] Reference
There's something temporary about the word "detain" -- as in "detained for questioning.". From Wordnik.com. [Russ Wellen: The Careless, Corrupt Program That Begat Preventive Detention and Torture] Reference
The policies state that officers may "detain" laptops "for a reasonable period of time" to "review and analyze information.". From Wordnik.com. [Homeland Security: We Can Detain Your Laptop Indefinitely Without Cause - The Consumerist] Reference
As we all know, they have the power to 'detain' someone for 30 minutes until a Constable, who enjoys the power of arrest, arrives. From Wordnik.com. [More on PCSOs] Reference
O'Reilly insisted that he had entered the stands merely to "detain" Kaptain. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
Ah yes, If you just 'detain' them and don't book'em, it doesn't count as an arrest. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
As Amaya tried to "detain" her, she managed to flee but he took her purse, McCarthy said. From Wordnik.com. [chicagotribune.com - News] Reference
As Amaya tried to "detain" her, she fled his truck, and he took her purse, Orland Park Police. From Wordnik.com. [chicagotribune.com - News] Reference
We are in Afghanistan to protect that fledgling democracy, and if it means we have to "detain" and "interogate" some farmers, so what?. From Wordnik.com. [CTV News RSS Feed] Reference
"Our border guards often take animals further inside Kyrgyz territory and then demand money from their owners or 'detain' the animals," she said. From Wordnik.com. [Institute for War & Peace Reporting] Reference
"detain" the computer for weeks or for months while this occurs. From Wordnik.com. [PolicyBeta] Reference
Several days later Chinese port authorities detain the ship. From Wordnik.com. [Where Pirates Still Sail] Reference
They happened to catch me and detain me while I was leaving the country. From Wordnik.com. [Mugabe’s Prisoner] Reference
Are you concerned about the government's right to detain people without charge?. From Wordnik.com. [Speaking Out In Singapore] Reference
The DEA persuaded Malaysian authorities to detain Lin pending extradition to New York. From Wordnik.com. [Bad Break] Reference
City officials have scheduled a auto race there for the entire weekend and threatened to detain demonstrators. From Wordnik.com. [Russian Offer on Protests Divides Opposition] Reference
Police officers detain an opposition activist during a banned anti-Kremlin protest in St. Petersburg on May 31. From Wordnik.com. [Russian Offer on Protests Divides Opposition] Reference
Internal Justice Department memos instructed interviewers to detain anyone suspected of immigration violations. From Wordnik.com. [Stephan Salisbury: Extremism at Ground Zero (Again)] Reference
Persecution persists in some areas, where Chinese authorities harass underground Catholics and detain their leaders. From Wordnik.com. [A 'Single' Church] Reference
Based on that identification, the Americans will have cause to detain the suspects or at least question them further. From Wordnik.com. [The Protection Business] Reference
She also blocked a section that required law enforcement to detain individuals until their legal status was clarified. From Wordnik.com. [Judge Blocks Arizona Law] Reference
The police can detain them while clarifying their status, but deportation can only be conducted by federal authorities. From Wordnik.com. [Arizona Law Needs U.S. Cooperation] Reference
If they can't produce proof they're here legally, the police can detain them while efforts are made to clarify their status. From Wordnik.com. [Arizona Girds for Immigration Law] Reference
But in reality, this move allows the judiciary a lot more leeway to break up gatherings and detain people associated with the party. From Wordnik.com. [More Fireworks Ahead?] Reference
(One of the first times Petraeus met with Maliki, the Iraqi asked the American general to detain some members of his own government.). From Wordnik.com. [Know Thy Enemy. And Then Defeat Him.] Reference
That is partly why Dutch and other European authorities, lacking direct proof of a crime or plot, decided not to detain the two Saudis. From Wordnik.com. [MYSTERY FLIGHT] Reference
After last week's bombing, an angry Wahid ordered police to detain Suharto's youngest son, Hutomo Mandala Putra (Tommy), for questioning. From Wordnik.com. [A High-Stakes Test Of Wills] Reference
In a war that could go on for decades, you cannot simply arrest and detain people indefinitely on the say-so of the secretary of Defense. From Wordnik.com. [The Price Of Arrogance] Reference
All the while Sankoh came and went as he pleased from his villa in Freetown, warning that "it would be a big mistake to detain Foday Sankoh.". From Wordnik.com. [The Thin Blue Line] Reference
It also asked for new powers to detain immigrants on the vague charge of being a risk to national security, and to limit their court appeals. From Wordnik.com. [What Price Security?] Reference
The government has also scrapped a decades-old vagrancy law that had allowed police to detain and expel anyone without proper residence permits. From Wordnik.com. ['THIS IS REALLY HOME'] Reference
Last week, however, the administration asked Congress for power to detain and possibly deport terrorism suspects with no evidentiary requirement. From Wordnik.com. [What Price Security?] Reference
The U.S. had initially wanted Copenhagen to commit to try and/or detain Abderrahmane, but the Danes deemed the Pentagon's evidence against him weak. From Wordnik.com. [Getting Off the Island] Reference
If Chia was innocent of involvement with the CPM and presented no threat, what sense did it make for the government to detain him for so many years?. From Wordnik.com. [Capitalism Anew?, Soros On The Global Economy, Fi] Reference
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