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detención ilegal

Spanish, noun/detenˌθjon ileˈɡal/

detención ilegal is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “false arrest; wrongful arrest” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does detención ilegal mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininefalse arrest; wrongful arrest

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of detención ilegal

  • detenciones ilegales plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce detención ilegal?

  • /detenˌθjon ileˈɡal/
  • [d̪e.t̪ẽn̟ˌθjõn i.leˈɣ̞al]
  • /detenˌsjon ileˈɡal/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.