detainee
n.a person who is being held in a place like a prison or a police station. This is a formal word often used in news reports or legal documents.
n.a person who is being held in custody, typically by a government or law enforcement agency. Often used in legal or journalistic contexts to describe individuals in a neutral or official capacity.
“The detainee was released after the police finished their investigation.”
“The lawyer met with the detainee to discuss the charges and prepare a defense strategy.”
“International human rights organizations monitored the conditions of the detainee to ensure that the facility met the minimum standards for humane treatment and medical care.”
“Judge Jorge Zapatero Soria charged the detainee with an environmental crime, which is punishable by up to six years in prison.”
“As of this month, around 1,300 detainees from Gaza were being held in Israeli jails without charge or trial, according to the Israeli human rights group HaMoked.”
From detain + -ee.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.