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political detaineenounsome held in custody
abducteesnounAn abducted person, in particular a person abducted by aliens.
accusednoun(law) The person charged with an offense; the defendant in a criminal case.
arrestnoun(law) The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc.
arrestedverbHaving been placed under arrest, or having been charged with a crime.
arresteesnouna person who is under arrest.
arrestsnoun(law) The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc.
captivesnouna 1994 British romantic crime drama film directed by Angela Pope and written by the Dublin screenwriter Frank Deasy.
capturedThat has been captured.
consnoun(programming) A data structure in Lisp that is a pair of pointers, car and cdr, used mainly for lists.
convictsnounthe seventh studio album by the Australian rock band You Am I.
custodynounThe legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.
dams(formerly Driot-Arnoux Motorsport, currently Driot Associés Motor Sport; racing as DAMS Lucas Oil for sponsorship reasons) an auto racing team from France, involved in many areas of motorsport.
defendantsnoun(law) In civil proceedings, the party responding to the complaint; one who is sued and called upon to make satisfaction for a wrong complained of by another.
detainedverbHeld in custody or confinement.
detentionnoun(countable) A temporary state of custody or confinement.
detentionsnoun(countable) A temporary state of custody or confinement.
escapeesnounSomeone who has become free through escaping imprisonment.
felonsnoun(criminal law) A person who has committed a felony (“serious criminal offence”); specifically, one who has been tried and convicted of such a crime.
held"Held" is a song by Smog, released as his first single from his 1999 album Knock Knock.

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