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Discover LudwigThe phrase "detain him for" is correct and can be used in written English
It is typically used in a sentence to indicate the reason for detaining someone. Example: The police officer had to detain him for questioning about the robbery.
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Mr. Ghailani's lawyers did not challenge the government's authority to detain him for intelligence gathering.
The US files espionage charges against Snowden and requests that Hong Kong detain him for extradition.
Prosecutors interrogated the man on Thursday, and the rebels said they planned to detain him, for now.
The de cision to detain him for month, the sources said, sug gested that the authorities might be planning to have him declared mentally incompetent.
The US has filed espionage charges against the NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and reports say authorities have requested that Hong Kong detain him for extradition.
The suspect fled the bathroom and the victim's father chased him, and along with a witness they were able to detain him for the police".
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Then last year the government detained him for nearly three months.
Security forces detained him for attending a multiracial church service without permission.
He said that Afghan officials detained him for six days before releasing him.
He got through five before an officer handcuffed him and detained him for about 20 minutes.
He said the Chinese authorities stopped him as he boarded his flight and detained him for about 48 hours.
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