legal definition of detainment
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DETENTION DETENTION. The act of retaining a person or property, and preventing the removal of such person or property. 2. The detention may be occasioned by accidents, as, the detention of a ship by calms, or by ice; or it may, be hostile, as the detention of persons or ships in a foreign country, by order of the government.
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- Deportation - The formal removal of an alien from the United States when the alien has been found removable for violating the immigration laws. Deportation is ordered by an immigration judge without any punishment being imposed or contemplated.
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Chapter 1923: FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER If, upon the inquiry, it is found that an unlawful and forcible entry has been made and the lands or tenements are detained, or that, after a lawful entry, lands or tenements are held unlawfully and by force, a judge shall cause the plaintiff in an action under this chapter to have restitution of the lands or tenements.
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Prisoner A prisoner, (also known as an inmate or detainee) is a person who is deprived of liberty against his or her will. This can be by confinement, captivity, or by forcible restraint. The term applies particularly to those on trial or serving a prison sentence in a prison.
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Stay Law and Legal Definition Convenient, Affordable Legal Help - Because We Care! Stay Law and Legal Definition. In the legal context, a stay is a court order preventing further action until a future event occurs, or the order is lifted. A stay of execution prevent someone from having the death penalty carried out for a specified period of time.
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Detention (imprisonment) (Redirected from Detention (Imprisonment)) Detention is the process when a state or private citizen lawfully holds a person by removing his or her 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.
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detain Synonym Discussion of withhold. keep, retain, detain, withhold, reserve mean to hold in one's possession or under one's control. keep may suggest a holding securely in one's possession, custody, or control keep this while I'm gone.
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45 CFR 164.501 - Definitions. Other persons held in lawful custody. includes juvenile offenders adjudicated delinquent, aliens detained awaiting deportation, persons committed to mental institutions through the criminal justice system, witnesses, or others awaiting charges or trial.
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Pre Trial Detention Law and Legal Definition Pre Trial Detention Law and Legal Definition. Pretrial detention refers to detaining of an accused person in a criminal case before the trial has taken place, either because of a failure to post bail or due to denial of release under a pre-trial detention statute. Bail Reform Act of 1984 (18 USCS § 3142) authorizes a judge to detain a federal criminal defendant pending trial.
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arrest 1 the seizure or touching ofa person's body with a view to his detention. In many jurisdictions the fact of arrest triggers various legal protections of the person arrested, such as a right to remain silent and a right to legal advice. 2 in Scotland a form of preliminary attachment of moveables or an account.
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Kidnapping Overview of U.S. Kidnapping Laws. Under federal and state law, kidnapping is commonly defined as the taking of a person from one place to another against his or her will, or the confining of a person to a controlled space. Some kidnapping laws require that the taking or confining be for an unlawful purpose, such as extortion or the facilitation of a crime.
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- Define detention. detention synonyms, detention pronunciation, detention translation, English dictionary definition of detention. n. 1. The act of detaining. 2. The state or a period of being detained, especially: a. A period of temporary custody while awaiting trial. b.
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- Detention and Bail. Immigration detention. Under immigration law in the UK, the UK Border Agency is empowered to detain non-British citizens - either to prevent a person's unlawful entry to the UK, or in order to remove a person from the UK.
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asportation Legal Definition of asportation. : a carrying away; specifically : the carrying away of someone else's property that is an element of larceny.
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Adjournment Law and Legal Definition Adjournment Law & Legal Definition. Adjournment is the dismissal by some court, legislative assembly, or properly authorized officer, of the business before them. Adjournment may be made in a final or temporary manner. A final adjournment is called an adjournment sine die, meaning without day.
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- Learner's definition of DETENTION. 1. a: the act of keeping someone in a prison or similar place. [noncount]. the detention of suspected terrorists. detention camps/facilities. [+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples. [count]. The jail is only used for brief detentions.
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Prisoner Gustave Doré's image of the exercise yard at Newgate Prison (1872) A prisoner, also known as an inmate or detainee, is a person who is deprived of liberty against his or her will. This can be by confinement, captivity, or by forcible restraint. The term applies particularly to those on trial or serving a prison sentence in a prison. 1 English law.
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Sequestration (law) Sequestration (law) Not to be confused with Budget sequestration. Sequestration (in law) is the act of removing, separating, or seizing anything from the possession of its owner under process of law for the benefit of creditors or the state.
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detention Detention occurs whenever a police officer accosts an individual and restrains his or her freedom to walk away, or approaches and questions an individual, or stops an individual suspected of being personally involved in criminal activity. Such a detention is not a formal arrest.
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Yangtze River Yangtze River Introduction. Snaking its way 6,300 kilometres from western China’s Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to the East China Sea, the Yangtze River stretches nine provinces and serves as a drain for 695,000 square miles of land. It is less in length only to the Amazon and Nile, and spans so many regions that it has acquired half a dozen names.
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Bailment Bailment describes a legal relationship in common law where physical possession of personal property, or a chattel, is transferred from one person (the bailor) to another person (the bailee) who subsequently has possession of the property.
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Definitions &Translations Incarceration. Incarceration is the detention of a person in prison, typically as punishment for a crime. People are most commonly incarcerated upon suspicion or conviction of committing a crime, and different jurisdictions have differing laws governing the function of incarceration within a larger system of justice.
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distress The seizure of Personal Property for the satisfaction of a demand. The process of distress, sometimes called distrain, began at Common Law wherein a land-lord had the right to confiscate the chattels of a tenant who had defaulted on a rent payment. Today, it is regulated by statute, and is used to mean the taking of property to enforce the performance of some obligation.
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What is the difference between detention and demurrage? As nouns the difference between detention and demurrage. is that detention is (uncountable) the act of detaining or the state of being detained while demurrage is the detention of a ship or other freight vehicle, during delayed loading or unloading.
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Kidnapping Under federal and state law, kidnapping is commonly defined as the taking of a person from one place to another against his or her will, or the confining of a person to a controlled space. Some kidnapping laws require that the taking or confining be for an unlawful purpose, such as extortion or the facilitation of a crime.