Talk:Detain

could this word have another meaning? heres a line from james joyce's Portrait "I remember a sentence of newman's in which he says of the blessed virgin that she was detained in the full company of the saints. the use of the word in the marketplace is quite different. I hope I am not detaining you."

Detain is something different from arrest. Police can detain individuals, without filing charges, for up to 48 hours, I think. After that, the individual must be released or charges must be filed. The distinction might be important because many job applications ask the question if you have ever been arrested. Can anyone clarify this?

Re-direct to "Detainee"

 * This redirects to "detainee". I'm not sure if it should or not thats up to people more experienced than me.  Until it's settled I'm removing the wp:le tagEMT1871 17:59, 26 January 2007 (UTC)