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be kept in detention

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  • detention — n. in detention (he was kept in detention for two hours) * * * [dɪ tent(ə)n] in detention (he was kept in detention for two hours) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • detention centre — detention centres N COUNT A detention centre is a sort of prison, for example a place where people who have entered a country illegally are kept while a decision is made about what to do with them. (in AM, use detention center) …   English dictionary

  • detention — ► NOUN 1) the action of detaining or the state of being detained. 2) the punishment of being kept in school after hours …   English terms dictionary

  • DETENTION — In the Bible The Torah does not recognize the use of imprisonment as a punishment for criminal offenses (see imprisonment ), but it explicitly mentions the placing of a person in detention as part of the procedure of making a legal determination… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • detention — [[t]dɪte̱nʃ(ə)n[/t]] detentions 1) N UNCOUNT: also N in pl Detention is when someone is arrested or put into prison, especially for political reasons. ...the detention without trial of government critics... They have been held in detention since… …   English dictionary

  • detention — de|ten|tion [dıˈtenʃən] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: detentio, from detentus, past participle of detinere; DETAIN] 1.) [U] the state of being kept in prison in detention ▪ Willis was held in detention for five years. 2.) [U and C] a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • detention */ — UK [dɪˈtenʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms detention : singular detention plural detentions 1) [uncountable] the state of being kept in a police station or prison and not being allowed to leave detention without trial 2) [countable/uncountable] a… …   English dictionary

  • detention centre — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms detention centre : singular detention centre plural detention centres 1) a place where people who have come into a country without permission are kept while the government decides whether they can stay 2) a… …   English dictionary

  • detention — n. 1 detaining or being detained. 2 a being kept in school after hours as a punishment. b an instance of this. 3 custody; confinement. Phrases and idioms: detention centre Brit. an institution for the brief detention of young offenders. Etymology …   Useful english dictionary

  • detention — de|ten|tion [ dı tenʃən ] noun * 1. ) uncount the state of being kept in a POLICE STATION or prison and not being allowed to leave: detention without trial 2. ) count or uncount a punishment for a child in which they have to stay at school after… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • detention — noun 1 (U) the state of being kept somewhere by the police, because they think you have done something illegal: Willis spent over 100 days in detention. 2 (C, U) a punishment in which children who have behaved badly are forced to stay at school… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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