| 单词 | preventive detention |
| 释义 | preventive detention in American Englishnoun 1. the holding of someone in jail or in an institution because he or she is regarded as a danger to the community 2. English Law imprisonment of habitual criminals for periods ranging from 5 to 14 years during which they are given corrective training or placed under psychiatric and medical care Word origin [1905–10]Examples of 'preventive detention' in a sentence |
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