"Continued detention" refers to the act of keeping someone in custody or confinement for an extended period of time. It means that a person is being held or imprisoned for a longer duration without being released. Full definition
Despite this, the police officer continued the detention, questioning the accused and eventually searching the vehicle. (chartercases.com)
The Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has decried the indiscriminate arrest and continued detention of former Governors of Benue and Niger states, Mr. Gabriel Suswam and Dr. Babangida Aliyu. (punchng.com)
Col. Ashinze is praying the court to order EFCC and the authorities of the Nigerian Army to release forthwith, his personal effects, documents and properties which were illegally, wrongfully and unlawfully seized from him without any warrant, during his arrest and continued detention since December 23, last year. (securitykingng.org)