detention camp

detention camp
index penitentiary

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • detention camp — noun an institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court) • Syn: ↑detention home, ↑detention house, ↑house of detention • Hypernyms: ↑correctional institution * * * a compound where… …   Useful english dictionary

  • detention camp — a compound where prisoners are detained temporarily, as pending determination of their legal status under immigration laws. [1915 20] * * * …   Universalium

  • detention camp — compound where prisoners are confined …   English contemporary dictionary

  • detention camp —   Kahua ho omalu …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • Guantanamo Bay detention camp — The Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp is a controversial [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3754238.stm Guantanamo controversy rumbles on] ] United States detention center operated by Joint Task Force Guantanamo since 2002 in Guantanamo Bay …   Wikipedia

  • Juveniles held at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp — According to the UC Davis Center for the Study of Human Rights in the Americas, fifteen juveniles spent time as prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp three more than the U.S. State Department had publicly acknowledged.[1][2] Three… …   Wikipedia

  • Hijli Detention Camp — Hijli Detention Camp, located in Hijli, beside Kharagpur, (a part of former Hijli Kingdom), in the district of Midnapore West, West Bengal, India, was significant in the struggle against the British Raj in the early 20th century.The large numbers …   Wikipedia

  • Guantánamo Bay detention camp — ▪ United States detention facility, Cuba also called  Gitmo   U.S. detention facility on the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base, located on the coast of Guantánamo Bay in southeastern Cuba. Constructed in stages starting in 2002, the Guantánamo Bay… …   Universalium

  • Camp X-Ray — Camp de Guantánamo Pour les articles homonymes, voir Guantánamo. Le camp de Guantánamo se trouve sur la base navale de la baie de Guantánamo dans le sud est de Cuba. Ce centre de détention militaire de haute sécurité détient des personnes… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Camp de Guantanamo — Camp de Guantánamo Pour les articles homonymes, voir Guantánamo. Le camp de Guantánamo se trouve sur la base navale de la baie de Guantánamo dans le sud est de Cuba. Ce centre de détention militaire de haute sécurité détient des personnes… …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”