detention

de·ten·tion  (d-tnshn)

n.

1. The act of detaining.

2. The state or a period of being detained, especially:

a. A period of temporary custody while awaiting trial.

b. A period of confinement to a detention home.

c. A form of punishment by which a student is made to stay after regular school hours.

3. A forced or punitive delay.

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[Middle English detencioun, act of withholding, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin dtenti, dtentin-, from dtentus, past participle of dtinre, to detain; see detain.]

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detention [dɪˈtɛnʃən]

n

1. the act of detaining or state of being detained

2. (Law)

a.  custody or confinement, esp of a suspect awaiting trial

b.  (as modifier) a detention order

3. (Social Science / Education) a form of punishment in which a pupil is detained after school

4. the withholding of something belonging to or claimed by another

[from Latin dētentiō a keeping back; see detain]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	detention - a state of being confined (usually for a short time); "his detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is on hold"; "he is in the custody of police" custody, detainment, hold confinement - the state of being confined; "he was held in confinement"
	2.	detention - a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home; "the detention of tardy pupils" penalisation, penalization, penalty, punishment - the act of punishing

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detention

noun imprisonment, custody, restraint, keeping in, quarantine, confinement, porridge (slang), incarceration the detention without trial of government critics
release, freedom, liberty, liberation, discharge, acquittal, emancipation

Translations

detention [dɪˈtenʃən]

A. N [of criminal, spy] → detención f, arresto m; [of schoolchild] → castigo m
to get a detention → quedarse castigado después de clase

B. CPD detention centre, detention center (US) N → centro m de detención
detention home N (US) → centro m de rehabilitación

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detention [dɪˈtɛnʃ^ən] n

(= imprisonment) → détention f
to be held in detention → être en détention

(= school punishment) → retenue f, colle f
30 minutes' detention → trente minutes de colle, trente minutes de retenue
to get a detention → être collé(e)
to be in detention → être en retenue
to keep sb in detention → garder qn en retenue
detention centre (British) detention home (US) n (for illegal immigrants) → centre m de rétention

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detention

n

(= captivity) → Haft f, → Gewahrsam m; (= act) → Festnahme f; (Mil) → Arrest m; (Sch) → Nachsitzen nt; to give a pupil two hours’ detention → einen Schüler zwei Stunden nachsitzen lassen; he’s in detention (Sch) → er sitzt nach

(= being held up, delayed) → Verzögerung f, → Aufenthalt m

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detention [dɪˈtɛnʃ/ən] n (of criminal, spy) → detenzione f; (of schoolchild) → punizione f (trattenendo l'alunno alla fine delle lezioni)

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detention [dɪˈtɛnʃ/ən] n (of criminal, spy) → detenzione f; (of schoolchild) → punizione f (trattenendo l'alunno alla fine delle lezioni)

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detention

n detention [-ˈten-]

the state of being imprisoned The criminals are in detention. aanhouding حَجْز، إحْتِجاز، تَوْقيف задържане vazba, zadržení forvaring; detention die Haft κράτηση detención vangistus حبس؛ بازداشت vankeus détention מָעֲצַר गिरफ्तारी zatvor, pritvor letartóztatás penahanan varðhald detenzione 留置 구류, 감금 sulaikymas, areštas aizturēšana; arests tahanan hechtenis arrest, internering, forvaring areszt detenção de­tenţie заключение väzba pripor pritvor kvarhållande i häkte, internering สถานกักกัน tutuklanma 拘留 затримання, арешт حراست sự giam giữ 拘留

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detention → احتجاز vazba tilbageholdelse Inhaftierung κράτηση arresto vankeus détention pritvor detenzione 拘留 구류 detentie anholdelse areszt detenção арест kvarsittning การควบคุมตัว gözaltına alma sự giam cầm 拘留