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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesex-detento
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɛks deˈtẽ.tu
"O ex-detento tenta reconstruir sua vida com o apoio da família."
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2 senses- 1
A person who has been released from custody or confinement after having been detained by authorities.
"The charity organization provides support and counseling services to every ex-detainee adjusting back into society." - 2
An individual formerly held in political, military, or immigration detention facilities who is now free.
"Several ex-detainees shared their harrowing accounts of imprisonment during the international human rights conference."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin prefix 'ex-' meaning 'out of' or 'former', combined with 'detainee', which stems from the Latin 'detinere' (to hold back, detain) via Old French and Middle English. The term emerged in modern legal, political, and human rights contexts to describe individuals who have been released from detention, often in a governmental, military, or immigration framework.
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ancien détenu
Transliteration: ɑ̃.sjɛ̃ de.tə.ny
"L'ancien détenu cherche un emploi stable pour recommencer sa vie."
Ehemaliger Heftyeling
Transliteration: ˈɛːməlaɪɡɐ dɪˈteːniː
Script: Ehemaliger Häftling
"Der ehemalige Häftling wurde nach jahrelanger Haft freigelassen."
ex detenuto
Transliteration: ɛks de.teˈnu.to
"L'ex detenuto ha trovato accoglienza in una comunità di recupero."
exdetenido
Transliteration: eks.de.teˈni.ðo
"El exdetenido recibió asistencia legal tras su liberación."
ex-detento
Transliteration: ɛks deˈtẽ.tu
"O ex-detento tenta reconstruir sua vida com o apoio da família."
पूर्व नजरबंद
Transliteration: poorv najarband
"पूर्व नजरबंद व्यक्ति को समाज में फिर से बसाने के लिए प्रयास किए जा रहे हैं।"
前被扣留者
Transliteration: qián bèi kòuliú zhě
"这位前被扣留者分享了他在营地里的经历。"
전직 구금자
Transliteration: jeonjik gugeumja
"정부는 석방된 전직 구금자들을 위한 지원 프로그램을 마련했다."
元拘留者
Transliteration: moto kōryūsha
"元拘留者たちが人権団体を通じて釈放後の生活を語った。"
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