A few seconds later he was hauled out and detained by police.

I am not one of those tyrants who detain women by force.

He was initially a refugee and detained by the Australian government.

Lin was stripped of his positions and detained by the military.

Legally, he had no jurisdiction and couldn't detain us by force.

You have no legal cause to detain me, by your own admission.

He was simply a man in the odd position of detaining another citizen by the wrist.

It is used to refer to "any person captured or otherwise detained by an armed force."

Instead of being permitted to stay here by favor, why am I not detained by force!

It may also occur when a student is in hospital, housebound, or detained by the criminal justice system.