"detain" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

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detain + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 21
detain people • detain suspects • detain citizens • detain immigrants • detain prisoners • ...
(2) prisoner, terrorist
Kolokacji: 2
1. detain prisoners = zatrzymaj więźniów detain prisoners
2. detain terrorists = zatrzymaj terrorystów detain terrorists
  • Perhaps we could get liberal support for detaining terrorists if instead of placing them in military tribunals, we sent them to North Korea.
  • "When it comes to detaining terrorists, what's the Democratic answer?"
  • "Of course we want to listen to and detain terrorists," Mr. Manley said.
  • In fact, the government already has extraordinarily broad powers to wiretap, investigate, detain, deport and prosecute terrorists.
  • Mr. Arafat has also detained and released suspected terrorists to suit his political needs instead of bringing them to trial.
  • It has detained terrorists without formal charges, interrogating some harshly.
  • Mr. Uribe has proposed legislation that would expand the state's authority to detain suspected terrorists and enable government wiretaps.
  • And from the government's perspective, the security interest in detaining terrorists is the same whether they are citizens or not.
  • These articles, capped by Ms. Priest's, do not impede our ability to detain terrorists.
  • During this period, US military personnel from all five services planned and executed a mission to safely and humanely detain suspected terrorists.
(3) dozens, score
Kolokacji: 2
detain + preposición
Kolokacji: 23
detained without • detained for • detained at • detained in • detained on • ...
detain + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 19
briefly detained • detained indefinitely • illegally detained • temporarily detained • forcibly detained • ...

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