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detention

noun

1 detention

A state of being confined (usually for a short time):
— His detention was politically motivated.

synonyms: custody, detainment, hold.

Roget 781: retention; retaining etc. v.; keep, detention, custody; tenacity, firm hold, grasp, gripe, grip, iron grip.    ... show more

Dutch: aanhouding, arrest, bewaring, hechtenis

2 detention

A punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home.


Moby thesaurus: afterthought, apprehension, arrest, arrestation, arrestment, bind, block, blockage, blocking, bureaucratic delay, captivity, check, clogging, close arrest, closing up, closure, confinement, constriction, cramp, custody ... show more.

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