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detention
[dih-ten-shuhn]
noun
the act of detaining.
the state of being detained.
maintenance of a person in custody or confinement, especially while awaiting a court decision.
the withholding of what belongs to or is claimed by another.
adjective
of or relating to detention or used to detain.
the detention room of a police station.
detention
/ dɪˈtɛnʃən /
noun
the act of detaining or state of being detained
custody or confinement, esp of a suspect awaiting trial
( as modifier )
a detention order
a form of punishment in which a pupil is detained after school
the withholding of something belonging to or claimed by another
Other Word Forms
- nondetention noun
- predetention noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of detention1
Word History and Origins
Origin of detention1
Example Sentences
Mr Neal denied the claim, saying its information-collection activities had ceased on 31 July but its staff remained in Burkina Faso to deal with the detention and meet its contractual commitments.
Conaie has accused the government of arbitrary detentions and a violent crackdown on protesters, but the government has described the group's actions as "criminal."
“Not the Super Bowl and nowhere else. We will find you. We will apprehend you. We will put you in a detention facility, and we will deport you.”
West of downtown in Broadview, protesters have gathered outside an ICE detention facility.
Nine Swiss nationals who returned to Geneva on Sunday also complained about what they called the "inhumane detention conditions and the humiliating and degrading treatment", Reuters news agency cited a statement as saying.
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