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predetention

adj

Etymology

From pre- + detention.

  1. derived from detentio
  2. borrowed from détention
  3. prefixed as predetention — “pre + detention”

Definitions

  1. Prior to detention.

    • This was a powerful symbolic ruling, but it eliminated neither the ill treatment of detainees during the predetention period (when the suspects are in the hands of the military or the police) nor forms of “moderate physical pressure” […]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA