Collocations for detain - verb
ADV.
briefly
He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.
He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.
VERB + DETAIN
need not
This issue need not detail us long.
This issue need not detail us long.
PREP.
for
She was arrested and detained for distributing pro-democracy leaflets.
She was arrested and detained for distributing pro-democracy leaflets.
in connection with
Over 60 people have been detained in connection with the coup attempt.
Over 60 people have been detained in connection with the coup attempt.
PHRASES
be detained in custody/hospital
Two people were detained in hospital following the crash.
Two people were detained in hospital following the crash.
detain sb without charge/trial
He has been detained without trial for nearly two years now.
He has been detained without trial for nearly two years now.