Definitions for detention home
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
deten′tion home`(n.)
a house of correction or detention for juvenile offenders, usu. under the supervision of a juvenile court.
Origin of detention home:
1925–30
Princeton's WordNet
detention home, detention house, house of detention, detention camp(noun)
an institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court)
Wiktionary
detention home(Noun)
An institution in which juvenile offenders are temporarily housed
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