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to detain (as a prisoner); to keep sb in custody

jū liú
WordHSK 7-9
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The man was held in police custody.
Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes was sanctioned under the Global Magnitsky Act for alleged rights violations, such as censorship and arbitrary detention, in the case against Jair Bolsonaro. The sanctions have sparked diplomatic and economic tensions between the US and Brazil.
The police held him in custody.
警方拘留了他。
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