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Investigative detentions, or so-called Terry stops (after the case of Terry v. Ohio) can be made by peace officers--usually, law enforcement officers. A private person has no power to make an investigative detention.
Added: In some jurisdictions, certain indoividuals designated as "Special Police Officers" also possess this autholrity. Most particularly, security and loss pervention agents employed by retail or other commercial establishments who employ them to safeguard their premises and assets. However, they possess this power only while on the property they are employed to protect.
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Use the word detain in a sentence?
I will detain your bike. Police can not detain my car.
What is a sentence with detain?
I'll detain you no further.
What is a sentence for the word detain?
We won't detain you any further. Find a way to detain him until I get there.
How do you spell detain?
The correct spelling of "detain" is D-E-T-A-I-N.
Is detain a antonym for persecute?
No. Persecute and detain are not antonyms or synonyms.
What is the noun form of detain?
The noun form of detain is detention.
How can you use detain in a sentence?
Please don't detain me, I am already late.
What is the root word of detain?
The root word of detain is "tain," which means to hold or grasp.
What is a sentence for detain?
Detain suspects believed to be illegally in the uk take them to police stations.
What is a good sentence using the word detain?
The police had enough evidence to detain him for further questioning.
What is a word that is opposite of the word detain?
in the judicial/ law enforcement meaning of detain, the antonym is " to release"
If the police come to your residence and detain you can they take you to the station?
Yes if they have good reason to believe that you have broken the law but you have the right to remain silent
