preventive detentionglossary / preventive detention Confinement imposed usu. on a criminal defendant who has threatened to escape, poses a risk of harm, or has otherwise violated the law while awaiting trial, or on a mentally ill person who may cause harm. 词条贡献者 译者Clara,毕业于国内知名法学院,擅长翻译各种与衍生工具相关的法律文件。
preventive detention preventive detention, 预防性监禁 preventive detention 预防性监禁 指审判前为防止刑事被告人逃跑或有其它违法行为而予以羁押;也指为防止精神病人伤害自己或他人而加以禁闭看管。在英国,法院有权加长惯犯的刑期,以保护公众免受罪犯侵害。 (→commitment; preventive justice)