usedToDetain

P82934

predicate

Indicates that something serves or functioned as a means, tool, or facility for holding or confining someone against their will.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
usedToDetain canonical	10
usedDetentionFacilities	4
useAsPrisonUntil	1

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction

Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'

Input

Predicate: usedToDetain

Generated description

Indicates that something serves or functioned as a means, tool, or facility for holding or confining someone against their will.

Sample triples (15)

Subject	Object
Nhà tù Hỏa Lò	Vietnamese revolutionaries ⓘ
Nhà tù Hỏa Lò	Vietnamese nationalists ⓘ
Nhà tù Hỏa Lò	political prisoners ⓘ
Nhà tù Hỏa Lò	American prisoners of war ⓘ
Château d’If linked to: Île d’If	late 19th century via predicate surface "useAsPrisonUntil" ⓘ
Maintenance of Internal Security Act	political opponents ⓘ
Maintenance of Internal Security Act	trade union leaders ⓘ
Maintenance of Internal Security Act	journalists ⓘ
Maintenance of Internal Security Act	student activists ⓘ
Military Police of the Croatian Defence Council	Heliodrom camp via predicate surface "usedDetentionFacilities" ⓘ
Military Police of the Croatian Defence Council	Dretelj camp via predicate surface "usedDetentionFacilities" ⓘ
Military Police of the Croatian Defence Council	Gabela camp via predicate surface "usedDetentionFacilities" ⓘ
Military Police of the Croatian Defence Council	Vojno camp via predicate surface "usedDetentionFacilities" ⓘ
Buxa Fort	Indian freedom fighters ⓘ
Buxa Fort	political prisoners ⓘ