Detention is the act of ____ keeping an accused under police custody.

legally

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unlawfully

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lawfully

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constitutionally

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Solution

The correct option is B unlawfully
Detention is an act of keeping an accused under police custody without reasonable grounds for arrest. The laws require that certain conditions are met while placing a person under arrest. In extraordinary circumstances, people can be placed under detention, but otherwise detentions are considered unlawful.

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