preventive detention
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++preˌventive deˈtention noun [uncountable] British English lawSCJ a system in which people who are guilty of many crimes are kept in prison for a long time 〔对于惯犯的〕预防性拘留
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preventive detention• Her order of preventive detention caused consternation among lawyers over a possible breach of civil liberties.• Apart from the clearly implied step toward preventive detention, it was almost impossible not to detect an underlying racism.preˌventive deˈtention nounChineseSyllable
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preventive detention
preˌventive deˈtention
noun [uncountable]
British English law a system in which people who are guilty of many crimes are kept in prison for a long time
preˌventive deˈtention
noun [uncountable]British English law a system in which people who are guilty of many crimes are kept in prison for a long time