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[ dih-tey-nee, dee-tey-nee ] / dɪˈteɪ ni, ˌdi teɪˈni / SEE SYNONYMS FOR detainee ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna person held in custody, especially for a political offense or for questioning. Origin of detaineeFirst recorded in 1925–30; detain + -ee Words nearby detaineedetail drawing, detailed, detailer, detailing, detain, detainee, detainer, detect, detection, detective, detector Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for detaineeIn November 2002, a detainee who had been held partially nude and chained to the floor died, apparently from hypothermia. The Most Gruesome Moments in the CIA ‘Torture Report’|Shane Harris, Tim Mak|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST During one session, detainee Abu Zubaydah became “completely unresponsive with bubbles rising through his open full mouth.” The Most Gruesome Moments in the CIA ‘Torture Report’|Shane Harris, Tim Mak|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST One detainee was bent over for a rectal feeding that involved Ensure, the protein shake. Inside the CIA’s Sadistic Dungeon|Tim Mak|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST In one case a detainee was dragged naked along the dirt floor. Inside the CIA’s Sadistic Dungeon|Tim Mak|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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