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

Noun

1. imprisonment, esp. of a suspect awaiting trial

2. a form of punishment in which a pupil is detained after school

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 << OPPOSITE release

Translations

detention [dɪˈtɛnʃən] n → detención f; arresto

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detention [dɪˈtɛnʃən] n → détention f;

(Scol) → retenue f, consigne f

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detention [dɪˈtɛnʃən] n (arrest) → Festnahme f;

(captivity) → Haft f;

(Scol) → Nachsitzen nt

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detention [dɪˈtɛnʃən] n → detenzione f;

(SCOL) → permanenza forzata per punizione

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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 pidätys détention מָעֲצַר गिरफ्तारी zatvor, pritvor letartóztatás penahanan varðhald detenzione 留置 감금, 구속, 억류 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