Detainee definition

Detainee means any person captured, detained, held, or otherwise under the effective control of DoD personnel (military or civilian) in connection with hostilities. This includes, but is not limited to, enemy prisoners of war, civilian internees, and retained personnel. This does not include DoD personnel or DoD contractor personnel being held for law enforcement purposes.
Detainee means a person in the custody or under the physical control of the Department of Defense on behalf of the United States Government as a result of armed conflict or other military operation by United States armed forces.
Detainee means a person who is detained in a detention centre;

Examples of Detainee in a sentence

  • Complaints and requests are provided for under the Corrections Management (Detainee Requests and Complaints) Policy 2019 (ACT).

  • Oversight of mental health services is provided by the Detainee Health and Wellbeing Oversight Committee.

  • Responsibility of the Military Police in Matters of Detainee Release” in the Chamber‟s findings on the military structure of the HZ(R) H-B.

  • See “Responsibility of the Military Police in Matters of Detainee Release” in the Chamber‟s findings on the military structure of the HZ(R) H-B.

  • Where translated versions of the DHS Sexual Assault Awareness Information pamphlet and the ICE Detainee National Handbook are not available, the Sexual Assault Awareness Information pamphlet shall be read and explained to detainees at intake through use of the Language Line.


More Definitions of Detainee

Detainee means any individual confined in a temporary holding facility. “Detention area” means that portion of the facility used to confine detainees. “DOC” means the Iowa department of corrections.
Detainee means a person who is detained in a detention centre, as defined in the Young Offenders Act 1994 section 3;
Detainee means a person held with no criminal charges.
Detainee means a person serving a period of detention under a sentence order.
Detainee means an alien detained by the DoD as an alleged enemy combatant at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
Detainee means any person confined but not serving a sentence.
Detainee means an individual detained by DoD as an alleged enemy combatant at GTMO.