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title: detainee — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «detainee» in the school dictionary: A person who is kept in prison or held by the police or the army, often without a trial yet. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# detainee

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**Who acts:** detainee, detainees, report, police · **What happens:** keep, hold, ask, see, have, release · **To what, where:** person, prison, lawyer, right, detainees, detainee

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«detainee» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [detainee in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/detainee.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person who is kept in prison or held by the police or the army, often without a trial yet.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detainee:m1:1
# text = A person who is kept in prison or held by the police or the army, often without a trial yet.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	prison	prison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	held	hold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	often	often	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
18	without	without	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	trial	trial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
21	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present · passive |  | a person |  | prison | yet | without a trial; often *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in prison=Location |
| 2 | **hold** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by the police or the army | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by police=Location |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The detainee asked to see a lawyer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detainee:x1:1
# text = The detainee asked to see a lawyer.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	detainee	detainee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	lawyer	lawyer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | the detainee |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **see** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the detainee *not said here* | a lawyer |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer lawyer=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
All detainees have the right to food and water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detainee:x2:1
# text = All detainees have the right to food and water.
1	All	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	detainees	detainee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	right	right	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | all detainees | the right |  |  |  | to food and water | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent right=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The detainees were released after questioning.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detainee:x3:1
# text = The detainees were released after questioning.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	detainees	detainee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	released	release	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	questioning	question	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **release** | past · passive |  | the detainees |  |  |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Source |
| 2 | **question** *speech: other* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn interrogate-37.1.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The report described how detainees were treated.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detainee:x4:1
# text = The report described how detainees were treated.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	report	report	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	described	describe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
5	detainees	detainee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	treated	treat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | past | the report |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **treat** | past · passive |  | detainees |  |  |  |  | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each detainee was given a blanket.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detainee:x5:1
# text = Each detainee was given a blanket.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	detainee	detainee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	blanket	blanket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past · passive |  | each detainee |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient blanket=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The police took the detainee to the station.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detainee:x6:1
# text = The police took the detainee to the station.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	detainee	detainee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	station	station	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | the police | the detainee |  | the station |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent detainee=Theme to station=Destination |

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