He caught her arm in a subconscious attempt to detain her.

他下意识地抓住了她的胳膊，试图留住她。

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It is against the law to detain you against your will for any length of time.

违反你的意愿拘留你无论多久都是违法的。

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Suddenly, two armed agents arrive to detain him.

突然，两个持枪的特工出现并扣留了他。

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Thai diplomats on Wednesday morning presented Cambodian officials with a request to detain and extradite Thaksin Shinawatra.

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The amendments would allow authorities to detain terrorism suspects for 30 days without filing criminal charges.

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For instance, he says Mexican officials have no right to detain a migrant for not providing proper identification, a common practice in some parts of Mexico.

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We are reforming military commissions, and we will pursue a new legal regime to detain terrorists.

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Amnesty says that the government continues to detain thousands of people on terrorism-related grounds.

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Shalabi was protesting "administrative detention, " a controversial practice that allows the authorities to detain people indefinitely.

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