Meaning of DETENTION
| Pronunciation: | | di'tenshun
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- [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"
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| | Synonyms: | | custody, hold |
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| | See Also: | | confinement, penalisation, penalization, penalty, punishment | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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