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Pronunciation / Transliteration: rokna
"पुलिस ने संदिग्ध को पूछताछ के लिए रोकने का फैसला किया।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To keep someone in custody or to delay someone from proceeding.
"The police decided to detain the suspect for further questioning." - 2
To hold back or delay; to keep someone from leaving.
"The heavy traffic will detain us from reaching the airport on time."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'detain' originates from the Latin 'detinere', which means 'to hold back'. It entered Middle English through Old French 'detenir' in the late 14th century, evolving to signify the act of keeping someone in custody or holding them back from proceeding.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Detain" is said worldwide
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Détenir
Transliteration: deh-teer
"La police a décidé de détenir le suspect pour un interrogatoire."
Festhalten
Transliteration: fest-halten
"Die Polizei beschloss, den Verdächtigen festzuhalten."
Trattenere
Transliteration: traht-teh-ne-re
"La polizia ha deciso di trattenere il sospetto per ulteriori interrogatori."
Detener
Transliteration: deh-teh-nehr
"La policía decidió detener al sospechoso para interrogarlo."
Detenção
Transliteration: deh-ten-sao
"A polícia decidiu fazer a detenção do suspeito para interrogatório."
रोकना
Transliteration: rokna
"पुलिस ने संदिग्ध को पूछताछ के लिए रोकने का फैसला किया।"
拘留
Transliteration: jūliú
"警方决定拘留嫌疑人以进行进一步的审问。"
구금하다
Transliteration: gugumhada
"경찰은 용의자를 추가 조사하기 위해 구금하기로 결정했습니다."
拘留する
Transliteration: kōryū suru
"警察は容疑者をさらに尋問するために拘留することに決めました。"
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