detain; take into custody; hold in detention
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to detain; to take into custody; to hold under arrest
formalA formal legal term referring to the act of depriving a suspect or defendant of personal freedom pending trial or investigation.
Fàn犯
zuì罪
xián嫌
yí疑
rén人
bèi被
jǐng警
fāng方
yī依
fǎ法
jī羁
yā押
。
The suspect was lawfully detained by the police.
Tā他
zài在
kān看
shǒu守
suǒ所
yǐ已
bèi被
jī羁
yā押
le了
sān三
gè个
yuè月
。
He has been held in detention at the detention center for three months.
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Fǎ法
yuàn院
jué决
dìng定
duì对
zhǔ主
fàn犯
shí实
shī施
jī羁
yā押
。
The court decided to take the principal offender into custody.
verb
to escort (a prisoner); to take under guard
formalSpecifically refers to the process of transporting a detainee under guard, typically to a court or another detention facility.
Fǎ法
jǐng警
jiāng将
jī羁
yā押
fàn犯
zuì罪
xián嫌
yí疑
rén人
qù去
fǎ法
yuàn院
shòu受
shěn审
。
The bailiffs will escort the criminal suspect to court for trial.
Yóu由
liǎng两
míng名
jǐng警
chá察
fù负
zé责
jī羁
yā押
zhè这
míng名
zhòng重
xíng刑
fàn犯
zhuǎn转
yí移
。
Two police officers are responsible for escorting this felon during the transfer.