Detention

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Define detention. Detention synonyms, detention pronunciation, detention translation, English dictionary definition of detention. The act of detaining. The state or a period of being detained, especially: a. A period of temporary custody while awaiting trial.

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12 synonyms of detention from the Merriam-Webster Thesaurus, plus 25 related words, definitions, and antonyms. Find another word for detention. Detention: the state of being held in lawful custody.
The Wake County Sheriff’s Office Detention Division manages two detention facilities, the only such facilities that house adult detainees in Wake County. The Wake County Detention Center is located at 3301 Hammond Road, approximately halfway between the cities of Raleigh and Garner.

(dĭ-tĕn′shən)n.2. The state or a period of being detained, especially:

a. A period of temporary custody while awaiting trial.

b. A holding of a person in custody or confinement by authorities for political or military reasons.

c. A form of punishment by which a student is made to stay after regular school hours.

[Middle English detencioun, act of withholding, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin dētentiō, dētentiōn-, from dētentus, past participle of dētinēre, to detain; see detain.]

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

detention

(dɪˈtɛnʃən) n

1. the act of detaining or state of being detained

2. (Law)

a. custody or confinement, esp of a suspect awaiting trial

3. (Education) a form of punishment in which a pupil is detained after school

4. the withholding of something belonging to or claimed by another

[C16: from Latin dētentiō a keeping back; see detain]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

de•ten•tion

(dɪˈtɛn ʃən)
n.

1. the act of detaining or the state of being detained.

2. maintenance of a person in custody or confinement, as while awaiting a court decision.

3. the keeping of a student after school hours as a punishment.

[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin dētentiō=dēten-, variant s. of dētinēre (see detain) + -tiō-tion]

detention

Time spent by a student in school after classes, imposed as a punishment.

Noun	1.	detention - 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' custody, detainment, hold confinement - the state of being confined; 'he was held in confinement'
2.	detention - a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home; 'the detention of tardy pupils' penalisation, penalization, penalty, punishment - the act of punishing

detention

nounimprisonment, custody, restraint, keeping in, quarantine, confinement, porridge(slang), incarcerationthe detention without trial of government critics
release, freedom, liberty, liberation, discharge, acquittal, emancipation

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

detention

noun

The state of being detained by legal authority:

vazbazadržení

varîhald

拘留

aizturēšanaarests

kvarsittning

gözaltına almatutuklanma

detention

[dɪˈtenʃən]

A.N [of criminal, spy] → detenciónf, arrestom; [of schoolchild] → castigom
to get a detention →

B.CPDdetention centre, detention center (US) N → centrom de detención
detention homeN (US) → centrom de rehabilitación

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

detention

[dɪˈtɛnʃ^ən]n

(= imprisonment) → détentionf
to be held in detention → être en détention

(= school punishment) → retenuef, collef
30 minutes' detention → trente minutes de colle, trente minutes de retenue
to get a detention → être collé(e)
to be in detention → être en retenue
to keep sb in detention → garder qn en retenuedetention centre (British)detention home(US)n(for illegal immigrants) → centrem de rétention

detention

(= captivity) → Haftf, → Gewahrsamm; (= act) → Festnahmef; (Mil) → Arrestm; (Sch) → Nachsitzennt; to give a pupil two hours’ detention → einen Schüler zwei Stundennachsitzenlassen; he’s in detention (Sch) → er sitzt nach

(= being held up, delayed) → Verzögerungf, → Aufenthaltm

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

detention

[dɪˈtɛnʃ/ən]n (of criminal, spy) → detenzionef; (of schoolchild) → punizionef (trattenendo l'alunno alla fine delle lezioni)

detention

(-ˈten-) noun

the state of being imprisoned. The criminals are in detention. aanhouding حَجْز، إحْتِجاز، تَوْقيف задържане detenção vazba, zadržení die Haft forvaring; detention κράτησηdetención vangistus حبس؛ بازداشت vankeus détentionמעצר गिरफ्तारी zatvor, pritvor letartóztatás penahanan varðhald detenzione 留置 구류, 감금 sulaikymas, areštas aizturēšana; arests tahanan hechtenisarrest, internering, forvaringareszt بندی detenção detenţie заключение väzba pripor pritvor kvarhållande i häkte, internering สถานกักกัน tutuklanma 拘留 затримання, арешт حراست sự giam giữ 拘留

detention

→ حَجْز

Detention Slip

vazba tilbageholdelseInhaftierungκράτησηarresto, detención

Detention Officer

vankeusdétention pritvordetenzione 拘留 구류detentie

Detention Melanie Martinez

anholdelsearesztdetençãoарест kvarsittning การควบคุมตัวgözaltına alma sự giam cầm拘留

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