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Detention generally refers to a state
State

A state is a political Social contract with effective sovereignty over a geographic area and representing a population. These may be nation states, State or multinational states....
 or government
Government

Government is the body within any organization that has the authority to make and the power to enforce laws, regulations, or rules. Typically, the government refers to a civil government -- local, provincial, or national -- but commercial, academic, religious, or other formal organizations are also administered by governing bodies....
 holding a person in a particular area (generally called a detention centre), either for interrogation
Interrogation

Interrogation or questioning is interviewing as commonly employed by officers of the police and military.The interviewee is also referred to as a "source"....
, as punishment
Punishment

Punishment is the practice of imposing something suffering on a person or animal, usually in response to disobedient or morally wrong behavior....
 for a wrong, or as a precautionary measure while that person is suspected of posing a potential threat.

The term can also be used in reference to the holding of property
Property

Property is any physical or virtual entity that is ownership by an individual or jointly by a group of individuals. An owner of property has the right to consumption, sell, Renting, mortgage, transfer and exchange his or her property....
, for the same reasons. The process of detainment may or may not have been preceded with arrest
Arrest

An arrest is the act of depriving a person of his or her liberty usually in relation to the investigation and prevention of crime. The term is Anglo-Norman language in origin and is related to the French word arr?t, meaning "stop"....
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Detention generally refers to a state
State

A state is a political Social contract with effective sovereignty over a geographic area and representing a population. These may be nation states, State or multinational states....
 or government
Government

Government is the body within any organization that has the authority to make and the power to enforce laws, regulations, or rules. Typically, the government refers to a civil government -- local, provincial, or national -- but commercial, academic, religious, or other formal organizations are also administered by governing bodies....
 holding a person in a particular area (generally called a detention centre), either for interrogation
Interrogation

Interrogation or questioning is interviewing as commonly employed by officers of the police and military.The interviewee is also referred to as a "source"....
, as punishment
Punishment

Punishment is the practice of imposing something suffering on a person or animal, usually in response to disobedient or morally wrong behavior....
 for a wrong, or as a precautionary measure while that person is suspected of posing a potential threat.

The term can also be used in reference to the holding of property
Property

Property is any physical or virtual entity that is ownership by an individual or jointly by a group of individuals. An owner of property has the right to consumption, sell, Renting, mortgage, transfer and exchange his or her property....
, for the same reasons. The process of detainment may or may not have been preceded with arrest
Arrest

An arrest is the act of depriving a person of his or her liberty usually in relation to the investigation and prevention of crime. The term is Anglo-Norman language in origin and is related to the French word arr?t, meaning "stop"....
. The prisoners in Guantánamo Bay are for example referred to as "detainees".

Any form of imprisonment
Prison

A prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals are physically confined or internment and usually deprived of a range of personal Freedom ....
 can be called detention, although the term is associated with persons who are being held without warrant
Warrant (law)

Most often, the term warrant refers to a specific type of authorization; a writ issued by a competent officer, usually a judge or magistrate, which wikt:commands an otherwise illegal act that would violate individual rights and affords the person executing the writ protection from damages if the act is performed....
 or charge.

Detention of suspected terrorists

The length of detention of suspected terrorists
Terrorism

Terrorism, according to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, is the systematic use of terror, "violent or destructive acts committed by groups in order to intimidate a population or government into granting their demands." At present, there is no internationally agreed upon definition of terrorism....
, with the justification of taking an action that would aid counter-terrorism
Counter-terrorism

Counter-terrorism refers to the practices, Military tactics, techniques, and strategies that governments, military, police departments and corporations adopt in response to terrorism, both real and imputed....
, varies according to country or situation, as well as the law
LAW

LAW may refer to:* Anti-tank warfare, e.g. the US Army M72 LAW or the British Army LAW 80*Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights ...
s which regulate it.

The Terrorism Act 2006
Terrorism Act 2006

The Terrorism Act is a Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom made law on 30 March 2006, after being introduced on 12 October 2005....
 in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 lengthened the 14-day limit for detention without an arrest warrant
Arrest warrant

An arrest warrant is a Warrant issued by and on behalf of the state, which authorizes the arrest and Detention of an individual....
 or an indictment from the Terrorism Act 2000
Terrorism Act 2000

The Terrorism Act 2000 is an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.It supersedes and repeals the Prevention of Terrorism Act 1989 and the Northern Ireland Act 1996....
 to 28 days. A controversial Government
Her Majesty's Government

Her Majesty's Government is a term used to refer to the government of the United Kingdom. Apart from the United Kingdom, the phrase has been used by other countries which recognise the British head of state as their own also....
 proposal for an extension to 90 days was rejected by the House of Commons. Regular English criminal law
English criminal law

English criminal law refers to the body of law in England and Wales which deals with crimes and their consequences. Criminal acts are considered Offence s against the whole of a community....
 requires law enforcement to have shown cause of reasonable suspicion
Reasonable suspicion

Reasonable suspicion is a legal standard in Law of the United States that a person has been, is, or is about to be engaged in criminal activity based on specific and articulable facts and inferences....
 when detaining someone.

Indefinite detention of an individual occurs frequently in wartime under the laws of war
Laws of war

The law of war is law concerning acceptable practices relating to war. In cases other than civil wars, it is considered an aspect of public international law ....
. This has been applied notably by the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 after the September 11, 2001 attacks. Before the Combatant Status Review Tribunal
Combatant Status Review Tribunal

The Combatant Status Review Tribunals were a set of tribunals for determining whether detainees held by the United States at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp were correctly designated as "enemy combatants"....
s, created for reviewing the status of the Guantanamo detainees, the United States has argued that the United States is engaged in a legally cognizable armed conflict to which the laws of war apply, and that it therefore may hold captured al Qaeda and Taliban operatives throughout the duration of that conflict, without granting them a criminal trial.

See also

  • Detention of suspects
    Detention of suspects

    Detention of suspects is the process of keeping a person who has been arrested in a police-cell, prison or other detention centre before trial or sentencing....
  • Arbitrary arrest and detention
    Arbitrary arrest and detention

    Arbitrary arrest and detention, or , is the arrest and detention of an individual in a case in which there is no likelihood or evidence that they committed a crime against statute, or in which there has been no proper due process of law....
  • Prison reform
    Prison reform

    Prison reform is the attempt to improve conditions inside prisons, aiming at a more effective penal system....
  • Restorative justice
    Restorative justice

    Restorative Justice is a theory of justice that focuses on crime and wrongdoing as acted against the individual or community rather than the state....
  • Immigration detention
    Immigration detention

    Immigration detention is the policy of holding individuals suspected of visa violations, illegal entry or unauthorised arrival in detention until a decision is made by immigration authorities to grant a visa and release them into the community, or to repatriation them to their country of departure....
  • Defence Regulation 18B
    Defence Regulation 18B

    Defence Regulation 18B, often referred to as simply 18B, was the most famous of the Defence Regulations used by the United Kingdom Government during World War II....
  • Security certificate
    Security certificate

    In Canada, a legal mechanism by which the Government of Canada can detain and deport foreign nationals and all other non-citizens living in Canada. The federal government may issue a certificate permanent resident or any other non-citizen who is suspected of violating human rights, of having membership within organized crime, or is perceived to b...