Definitions for detentiondɪˈtɛn ʃən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
de•ten•tiondɪˈtɛn ʃən(n.)
the act of detaining or the state of being detained.
maintenance of a person in custody or confinement, as while awaiting a court decision.
the keeping of a student after school hours as a punishment.
Origin of detention:
1400–50; late ME < L dētentiō=dēten-, var. s. of dētinēre (see detain ) +-tiō -tion
Princeton's WordNet
detention, detainment, hold, custody(noun)
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"
detention(noun)
a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home
"the detention of tardy pupils"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
detention(noun)ɪˈtɛn ʃən
≠ release
***their detention in the prison camp
detentionɪˈtɛn ʃən
a punishment in which students have to stay with the teacher after class
***The teacher gave me two days of detention.
Wiktionary
detention(Noun)
The act of detaining or the state of being detained.
detention(Noun)
A temporary state of custody or confinement, especially of a prisoner awaiting trial, or of a student being punished.
Webster Dictionary
Detention(noun)
the act of detaining or keeping back; a withholding
Detention(noun)
the state of being detained (stopped or hindered); delay from necessity
Detention(noun)
confinement; restraint; custody
Translations for detention
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- aanhoudingAfrikaans
- حَجْز، إحْتِجاز، تَوْقيفArabic
- задържанеBulgarian
- detençãoPortuguese (BR)
- vazba, zadrženíCzech
- die HaftGerman
- forvaring; detentionDanish
- κράτησηGreek
- detenciónSpanish
- vangistusEstonian
- حبس؛ بازداشتFarsi
- vankeusFinnish
- détentionFrench
- מָעֲצַרHebrew
- गिरफ्तारीHindi
- zatvor, pritvorCroatian
- letartóztatásHungarian
- penahananIndonesian
- varðhaldIcelandic
- detenzioneItalian
- 留置Japanese
- 구류, 감금Korean
- sulaikymas, areštasLithuanian
- aizturēšana; arestsLatvian
- tahananMalay
- hechtenisDutch
- arrest, internering, forvaringNorwegian
- aresztPolish
- حبس؛ بازداشتPersian
- بندیPashto
- detençãoPortuguese
- detenţieRomanian
- заключениеRussian
- väzbaSlovak
- priporSlovenian
- pritvorSerbian
- kvarhållande i häkte, interneringSwedish
- สถานกักกันThai
- tutuklanmaTurkish
- 拘留Chinese (Trad.)
- затримання, арештUkrainian
- حراستUrdu
- sự giam giữVietnamese
- 拘留Chinese (Simp.)
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