And detain them, for they will be questioned.

I'll not detain you longer from your bewitching partner!

and detain them there they will be called to account.

All right, Rolfe, you can go. Sorry we had to detain you.

They said Detain him and his brother for a while and send forth heralds to the cities

Of course I will not detain you, but let me go, or let the servant go and fetch Mr and Mrs Gardiner.

He said, God forbid that we should detain anyone except him with whom we found our wares, for then we would indeed be wrongdoers.

The kingdom argues that its laws allow it to detain or deport foreigners who pose a risk to the economy or the security or the public health or the morals of the state.

Such of your women as commit indecency, call four of you to witness against them and if they witness, then detain them in their houses until death takes them or God appoints for them a way.

Should any of your women commit an indecent act, produce against them four witnesses from yourselves, and if they testify, detain them in their houses until death finishes them, or Allah decrees a course for them.

(As for) the fornicatress and the fornicator, flog each of them, (giving) a hundred stripes, and let not pity for them detain you in the matter of obedience to Allah, if you believe in Allah and the last day, and let a party of believers witness their chastisement.