meaning of detention
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.
4. a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home; "the detention of tardy
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Related Words
detention | detention camp | detention cell | detention centre | detention home | detention house |
