About The Word Detention
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Detention
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What's The Definition Of Detention?
[n] a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home; "the detention of tardy pupils"
[n] 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" Synonyms | Synonyms for Detention: custody | hold Related Terms | Find terms related to Detention: afterthought | apprehension | arrest | arrestation | arrestment | bind | block | blockage | blocking | bureaucratic delay | captivity | check | clogging | close arrest | closing up | closure | confinement | constriction | cramp | custody | deceleration | delay | delayage | delayed reaction | detainment | double take | drag | dragging | durance | durance vile | duress | ease-off | ease-up | fixation | flagging | foot-dragging | halt | hampering | hang-up | hindering | hindrance | holdback | holdup | house arrest | immuration | immurement | impediment | imprisonment | incarceration | inhibition | interference | interim | internment | interruption | jailing | jam | lag | lagging | let | letdown | letup | logjam | minus acceleration | moratorium | nab | negativism | nuisance value | obstruction | obstructionism | occlusion | opposition | paperasserie | pause | pickup | pinch | red tape | red-tapeism | red-tapery | repression | reprieve | resistance | respite | restraint | restriction | retardance | retardation | retardment | setback | slackening | slack-up | slowdown | slowing | slowing down | slowness | slowup | slow-up | squeeze | stay | stay of execution | stop | stoppage | stranglehold | stricture | suppression | suspension | term of imprisonment | tie-up | time lag | wait See Also | confinement | penalisation | penalization | penalty | punishment Detention In Webster's Dictionary \De*ten"tion\, n. [L. detentio: cf. F. d['e]tention.
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.
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