DETAINMENT

detention, detainment, hold, custody

(noun) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

detainment (countable and uncountable, plural detainments)

The condition of being detained; detention.

Source: Wiktionary


De*tain"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. detenement.]

Definition: Detention. [R.] Blackstone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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WHOLE

(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”


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