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de·ten·tion

(dĭ-tĕn′shən)

1. The act of detaining.

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.]

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detention

(dɪˈtɛnʃən)

1. the act of detaining or state of being detained

2. (Law)

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

b. (as modifier): a detention order.

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]

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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.

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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

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

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detention

noun

The state of being detained by legal authority:

charge, confinement, custody, ward.

Translations

حَجْزحَجْز، إحْتِجاز، تَوْقيف

vazbazadržení

detentionforvaringtilbageholdelse

Arrest Haft Inhaftierung Knast

κράτηση

detención arresto

vankeus

détention arrestation

pritvor

varîhald

detenzione fermo il trattenere per punizione arresto

拘留

구류

aizturēšanaarests

detentie

anholdelse internering

areszt

detenção

арест задержка

kvarsittning

การควบคุมตัว

gözaltına almatutuklanma

sự giam cầm

拘留

detention

[dɪˈtenʃən]

A. N [of criminal, spy] → detención f, arresto m; [of schoolchild] → castigo m
to get a detention → quedarse castigado después de clase

B. CPD detention centre, detention center (US) N → centro m de detención
detention home N (US) → centro m de rehabilitación

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detention

[dɪˈtɛnʃ^ən] n

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

(= school punishment) → retenue f, colle f
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) → centre m de rétention

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detention

(= captivity) → Haft f, → Gewahrsam m; (= act) → Festnahme f; (Mil) → Arrest m; (Sch) → Nachsitzen nt; to give a pupil two hours’ detention → einen Schüler zwei Stunden nachsitzen lassen; he’s in detention (Sch) → er sitzt nach

(= being held up, delayed) → Verzögerung f, → Aufenthalt m

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detention

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

detention

(-ˈten-) noun

the state of being imprisoned. The criminals are in detention.

detention

→ حَجْز vazba tilbageholdelse Inhaftierung κράτηση arresto, detención vankeus détention pritvor detenzione 拘留 구류 detentie anholdelse areszt detenção арест kvarsittning การควบคุมตัว gözaltına alma sự giam cầm 拘留

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