diff --git a/merge-output/export_xlsx.py b/merge-output/export_xlsx.py
index d24b9d2..1ebbe23 100644
--- a/merge-output/export_xlsx.py
+++ b/merge-output/export_xlsx.py
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ def main():
     cov_cols = ["sources_with_text", "article_chars", "untrimmed_blocks", "summary_status", "summary_chars"]
     new_cols = ["venue_of_control", "held_duration", "outcome", "arrests", "amount_demanded_usd", "amount_taken_usd"]
     cols = base_cols + FLAGS + cov_cols + new_cols + ["summary"]
-    ws.append(cols)
+    LABEL = {"kidnappings": "detention"}          # the DB column keeps its old name; the export shows the glossary name
+    ws.append([LABEL.get(c, c) for c in cols])
     for c in ws[1]:
         c.font = Font(bold=True)
         c.fill = HEAD
@@ -210,7 +211,7 @@ def main():
 
     # ---------------- case_violence ----------------
     ws3 = wb.create_sheet("case_violence")
-    ws3.append(["case_id", "category", "subtype", "target", "evidence", "source"])
+    ws3.append(["case_id", "category", "subtype", "target", "evidence", "source"])  # category 'detention' = DB flag kidnappings
     for c in ws3[1]:
         c.font = Font(bold=True)
         c.fill = HEAD
@@ -224,7 +225,7 @@ def main():
             elif int(v) > 0:
                 n = int(v) if f == "life_taken" else 1
                 for _ in range(n):
-                    ws3.append([r["id"], CATEGORY_OF[f], None, None, None, f"seeded from flag {f}={v}"])
+                    ws3.append([r["id"], CATEGORY_OF[f], None, None, None, f"seeded from flag {LABEL.get(f, f)}={v}"])
                     for c in ws3[ws3.max_row][2:5]:
                         c.fill = ORANGE
     ws3.freeze_panes = "A2"
@@ -252,6 +253,7 @@ def main():
             ("blue", BLUE, "filled by a rule from existing data (venue from scenario, held from the flag, outcome from Dodged/life_taken, "
                            "USD parsed from money_wanted, scenario tags proposed by the site's keyword engine): a proposal, not verified"),
             ("none", None, "present and verified")]
+    ws5.append(["note", "column 'detention' on the attacks sheet is the DB field 'kidnappings' (the detention violence category, see DEFINITIONS.md)"])
     ws5.append(["colour", "meaning"])
     for name, fill, meaning in rows:
         ws5.append([name, meaning])
diff --git a/merge-output/exports/.~lock.gart-kr-database-2026-09-15.xlsx# b/merge-output/exports/.~lock.gart-kr-database-2026-09-15.xlsx#
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24ac702
--- /dev/null
+++ b/merge-output/exports/.~lock.gart-kr-database-2026-09-15.xlsx#
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+,disi,pop-os,15.09.2026 15:33,file:///home/disi/.config/libreoffice/4;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/merge-output/exports/gart-kr-database-2026-09-15.xlsx b/merge-output/exports/gart-kr-database-2026-09-15.xlsx
index 382caa6..e882859 100644
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