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.
The right to detain typically belongs to law enforcement officers, who can detain individuals suspected of committing a crime to ensure public safety and facilitate investigations. In some circumstances, private citizens may have the right to detain someone if they witness a crime in progress, but this is generally limited to preventing harm and must be done in a reasonable manner. Additionally, certain regulatory bodies and agencies may have the authority to detain individuals for specific legal violations, such as immigration or health regulations.
I will detain your bike. Police can not detain my car.
I'll detain you no further.
We won't detain you any further. Find a way to detain him until I get there.
Detain is the correct spelling.
The noun form of detain is detention.
No. Persecute and detain are not antonyms or synonyms.
Please don't detain me, I am already late.
Detain is already a root word. It would be the root for the word 'detained'.
Detain suspects believed to be illegally in the uk take them to police stations.
The police had enough evidence to detain him for further questioning.
in the judicial/ law enforcement meaning of detain, the antonym is " to release"