take into custody; detain
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to take into custody; to detain
formalA formal legal or law enforcement term for detaining a suspect or criminal by legal authority.
Fàn犯
zuì罪
xián嫌
yí疑
rén人
yǐ已
bèi被
jǐng警
fāng方
jū拘
yā押
。
The suspect has been detained by the police.
Tā他
yīn因
shè涉
xián嫌
dào盗
qiè窃
ér而
bèi被
jū拘
yā押
。
He was taken into custody on suspicion of theft.
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Fǎ法
yuàn院
pī批
zhǔn准
le了
duì对
tā他
de的
jū拘
yā押
lìng令
。
The court approved a detention order for him.