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detention camp

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Noun1.detention campdetention camp - an institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court)
detention home, detention house, house of detention
correctional institution - a penal institution maintained by the government


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He was sent to a detention camp in 1939, and though released in 1940, he had to confront a terrible decision with his beloved wife--her failing health all but guaranteed that she would not survive escape from the relentless Nazi advance, no matter where they tried to go.
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