Mantener a alguien bajo custodia oficial.
To officially keep someone in custody.
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La policía detuvo a dos hombres para interrogarlos. — Police detained two men for questioning.
No lo entretengo más. — I won't detain you any longer.
Los agentes pueden detener a un sospechoso hasta veinticuatro horas. — Officers may detain a suspect for up to twenty-four hours.
Perdona que te entretenga, pero tengo una pregunta. — Sorry to detain you, but I have one question.
¿Pueden detenerlo sin abogado? — Can they detain him without a lawyer?
¿Nos entretendrá mucho más el papeleo? — Will the paperwork detain us much longer?
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