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DETENTION
detention
(noun) a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home; “the detention of tardy pupils”
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
detention (countable and uncountable, plural detentions)
(uncountable) The act of detaining or the state of being detained.
(countable) A temporary state of custody or confinement, especially of a prisoner awaiting trial, or of a student being punished.
(civil law) The bare physical control without the mental element of intention required for possession.
Source: Wiktionary
De*ten"tion, n. Etym: [L. detentio: cf. F. détention. See Detain.]
1. The act of detaining or keeping back; a withholding.
2. The state of being detained (stopped or hindered); delay from necessity.
3. Confinement; restraint; custody. The archduke Philip . . . found himself in a sort of honorable detention at Henry's court. Hallam.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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