Detention definition:
The exercise of an element of physical constraint of an individual.
Used in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, ยง10(c) as follows: ...
detention hearing - In Juvenile Court, a judicial hearing, usually held after the filing of a petition, to determine interim custody of a minor pending a judgment.
detention: When a person is temporarily locked up until the court makes a final decision.
determination: A judgment or decision the court makes to end a lawsuit or controversy.
detention hearing A hearing in juvenile court to determine whether a juvenile who is in custody should be further detained or released; ...
DETENTION -- The temporary care of a child who requires custody for his or her own welfare or the community’s protection pending disposition by the court or execution of an order of the court for placement or commitment.
DETENTION. The act of retaining a person or property, and preventing the removal of such person or property.
Detention Enforcement Officer
DEOs (1802s) are responsible for the care of prisoners in USMS custody. They also are tasked with the responsibility of conducting Administrative remedies for the US Marshal.
Detention
Definition - Noun
1 : the act or fact of detaining or holding back
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: a holding in custody
2 : the state of being detained
esp
: a period of temporary custody prior to a trial or hearing
see also preventive detention ...
A detention of real estate without the consent of the owner or other person entitled to its possession.
Unsecured ...
Whether a detention was an investigatory stop or a full-blown arrest is a question of law subject to de novo review. See U.S. v. Diaz-Lizaraza, 981 F.2d 1216, 20-22 (11th Cir.'93).
Juvenile Detention Center: A secure facility for juveniles operated by the Division of Juvenile Detention Services of the Connecticut Judicial Branch, open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Detention of anyone by another; only legal if a serious offence has been committed or attempted (e.g. for criminal damage or obstruction). Citizen's arrest is not advisable, as certain procedures have to be followed to make it legal.
A writ ordering a law enforcement officer (e.g., a warden, sheriff, or local police officer holding a prisoner) to give answer on the public record explaining by what authority he or she is holding the prisoner (e.g., "having the body") in detention.
Habeas corpus Latin: a court petition which orders that a person being detained be produced before a judge for a hearing to decide whether the detention is lawful.
Dangerous offenders are sentenced to a detention in a federal prison for an indefinite period. (see also Long-term Offender)De Novo (Hearing)Latin term for "new." A hearing after a decision, as if no decision had previously been made.
or detachment, presided over by an officer not under the rank of captain, composed of at least three officers of the regiment or detachment with not less than one year's service, and having a maximum power of punishment of forty-two days' detention; ...
Removes an action into a superior court: commands the judge of the inferior court to produce the body of the defendant, with a statement of the cause of his detention (when called, also, habeas corpus cum causa), ...
under-age people accused of crimes who are processed through a juvenile court and juvenile detention or prison facilities. A youth-ful offender is under the age of 18.
It provided for the detention of at least 21 million African-Americans in assembly centers or relocation camps. Following a request by the Pentagon in January, 2002, that the U.S.
It means the possession and control of a thing or person.1)Detention of a person who has committed any illegal act by police in prison after conviction of a crime or while awaiting trial. 2)In case of child custody after divorce the the legal ...
Unlawful detainer - A detention of real estate without the consent of the owner or other person entitled to its possession.
Unliquidated debt - Remaining not determined; unassessed or unsettled; in dispute as to the proper amount.
Community Service Order: A sentence, which may have been given instead of detention to an offender over 16. He or she must work for between 40 and 240 hours, unpaid, in the community, supervised by a Probation Officer.
JAIL
A prison; a place appointed by law for the detention of prisoners. A jail is an inhabited dwelling-house within the statute of New York,... more ...
857 (D.Md.1961), a federal district court in Maryland found that passport fraud was litigable under ATS. On the other hand, the Supreme Court in Sosa held that a brief unlawful detention in which torture occurred did not warrant ATS damages.
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