Definition of "detainee" []

• A person held in custody or confinement: a political detainee. (noun)

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• "Nick Danger and I are trying to sort out how and if the determining of a detainee's status could be done; I suggested using the term detainee as a broad category rather than POW."
• "Is it only a war zone for constitutional suspension clause purposes if the detainee is accused of being involved with the localized conflict (this would follow with Eisentrager too)?"
• "Finally, based on their track records to date, I do believe that the Combatant Status Review Tribunals reasonably attempt to determine whether the detainee is a lawful enemy combatant, unlawful enemy combatant or civilian"