Detention (imprisonment)
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| + | '''Detention''' is the process when a [[State (polity)|state]], [[government]] or citizen lawfully holds a person by removing their freedom of liberty at that time. This can be due to (pending) [[criminal]] charges being raised against the individual as part of a [[prosecution]] or to protect a person or property. Being detained does not always result in being taken to a particular area (generally called a [[detention centre]]), either for [[interrogation]], or as [[punishment]] for a crime (see [[prison]]). | ||
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| + | The term can also be used in reference to the holding of [[property]], for the same reasons. The process of detainment may or may not have been preceded or followed with an [[arrest]]. The prisoners in [[Guantánamo Bay]] are for example referred to as "detainees". | ||
| + | == See also == | ||
| + | *[[Arbitrary arrest and detention]] | ||
| + | *[[Civil liberties]] | ||
| + | *[[Defence Regulation 18B]] | ||
| + | *[[Detention of suspects]] | ||
| + | *[[Human rights]] | ||
| + | *[[Illegal combatant]] | ||
| + | *[[Immigration detention]] | ||
| + | *[[Prison reform]] | ||
| + | *[[Prisoner]] | ||
| + | *[[Quasi-criminal]] | ||
| + | *[[Restorative justice]] | ||
| + | *[[Security certificate]] | ||
| + | *[[Summary jurisdiction]] | ||
| + | *[[Extrajudicial detention]] | ||
| - | # The act of [[detaining]] or the state of being [[detained]]. | ||
| - | # A [[temporary]] state of [[custody]] or [[confinement]], especially of a [[prisoner]] awaiting [[trial]], or of a [[student]] being [[punished]]. | ||
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Detention is the process when a state, government or citizen lawfully holds a person by removing their freedom of liberty at that time. This can be due to (pending) criminal charges being raised against the individual as part of a prosecution or to protect a person or property. Being detained does not always result in being taken to a particular area (generally called a detention centre), either for interrogation, or as punishment for a crime (see prison).
The term can also be used in reference to the holding of property, for the same reasons. The process of detainment may or may not have been preceded or followed with an arrest. The prisoners in Guantánamo Bay are for example referred to as "detainees".
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See also
- Arbitrary arrest and detention
- Civil liberties
- Defence Regulation 18B
- Detention of suspects
- Human rights
- Illegal combatant
- Immigration detention
- Prison reform
- Prisoner
- Quasi-criminal
- Restorative justice
- Security certificate
- Summary jurisdiction
- Extrajudicial detention
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