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detention centre

 

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Noun detention centre has 1 sense
  1. bullpen, detention cell, detention centre - a large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily
    --1 is a kind of cell, jail cell, prison cell

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Detention Centre

A detention centre refers to a facility where individuals are held in custody, typically due to legal or immigration-related reasons. These centres are established to detain people who are awaiting trial, serving a sentence, or to process individuals who are subject to immigration control.

Sample Sentences:

1. The government built a new detention centre to accommodate the increasing number of asylum seekers.

2. After being arrested, the suspect was taken to a local detention centre for questioning.

3. The detention centre houses both male and female inmates in separate facilities.

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