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detention (noun)

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  • detention — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ arbitrary ▪ Opponents of the regime had been subject to arbitrary detention. ▪ pretrial ▪ indefinite ▪ If found guilty, she could face indefinite detention …   Collocations 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 home — noun an institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court) • Syn: ↑detention house, ↑house of detention, ↑detention camp • Hypernyms: ↑correctional institution * * * noun : a house of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • detention — de·ten·tion n 1: the act or fact of detaining or holding back; esp: a holding in custody 2: the state of being detained; esp: a period of temporary custody prior to a trial or hearing see also preventive detention Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of… …   Law dictionary

  • detention camp — noun an institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court) • Syn: ↑detention home, ↑detention house, ↑house of detention • Hypernyms: ↑correctional institution * * * a compound where… …   Useful english dictionary

  • detention house — noun an institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court) • Syn: ↑detention home, ↑house of detention, ↑detention camp • Hypernyms: ↑correctional institution …   Useful english dictionary

  • detention — mid 15c., from M.Fr. détention (13c.), from L.L. detentionem (nom. detentio), noun of action from pp. stem of L. detinere (see DETAIN (Cf. detain)). Sense of confinement used by 1570s (in reference to Mary Queen of Scots). In reference to school… …   Etymology dictionary

  • detention — noun Etymology: Middle English detencion, from Anglo French or Latin; Anglo French, from Latin detention , detentio, from detinēre to detain Date: 15th century 1. the act or fact of detaining or holding back; especially a holding in custody 2.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • detention home — noun Date: circa 1930 a house of detention for juvenile delinquents usually under the supervision of a juvenile court …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 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

  • detention — noun he was released after spending a year in detention Syn: custody, imprisonment, confinement, incarceration, internment, detainment, captivity; arrest, house arrest; quarantine; punishment, discipline …   Thesaurus of popular words

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