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留置 (りゅうち, ryuuchi) Japanese meaning: detention | Kotomora
Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 留置する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 留りゅう 置ち する 留りゅう 置ち しない Polite 留りゅう 置ち します 留りゅう 置ち しません Past polite 留りゅう 置ち しました 留りゅう 置ち しませんでした Past 留りゅう 置ち した 留りゅう 置ち しなかった Te-form 留りゅう 置ち して 留りゅう 置ち しないで Desire 留りゅう 置ち したい 留りゅう 置ち したくない Potential 留りゅう 置ち できる 留りゅう 置ち できない Passive 留りゅう 置ち される 留りゅう 置ち されない Causative 留りゅう 置ち させる 留りゅう 置ち させない Causative passive 留りゅう 置ち させられる 留りゅう 置ち させられない Volitional 留りゅう 置ち しよう Polite volitional 留りゅう 置ち しましょう Imperative 留りゅう 置ち しろ 留りゅう 置ち するな Conditional 留りゅう 置ち すれば 留りゅう 置ち しなければ Tara conditional 留りゅう 置ち したら 留りゅう 置ち しなかったら
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疑ぎ
者しゃ
は
警けい
察さつ
署しょ
に
留りゅう
置ち
さ
れ
て
いる
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The suspect is being detained at the police station.
He was taken into custody on suspicion of destroying evidence.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 を 留りゅう 置ち する to detain someone in custody
The police detained the man in custody.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 留りゅう 置ち する to detain someone at a place (e.g. police station)
They detained the suspect at the police station.
〈 数かず 〉 日にち 間かん 留りゅう 置ち される to be detained for a certain number of days
He was held in detention for three days.
Related words 拘置 is the more formal term for confinement in a detention house after formal charges, while 留置 usually refers to police custody during the investigation stage.
留置 usually refers to a suspect's temporary custody at a police station before formal charges, while 勾留 is the longer, court-ordered detention that follows a judge's warrant.
Don't confuse with 拘留 is a short criminal penalty of 1–30 days imposed as a sentence, whereas 留置 is pre-trial detention during an investigation, not a punishment itself.
逮捕 is the act of arresting a suspect, while 留置 refers to the subsequent holding of that person in custody.
Word family police cell; detention facility; jail
police detention cell; jail; lockup
lien; right of retention
grade retention; repeating a grade
Etymology Compound of 留 (to detain, to keep) and 置 (to place). The combination conveys the idea of holding someone in a place, consistent with its legal usage.
detention for psychiatric evaluation; confinement pending expert assessment
