detention

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /dɪˈtɛnʃən/

Noun

detention

1. (uncountable) The act of detaining or the state of being detained.
2. (countable) A temporary state of custody or confinement, especially of a prisoner awaiting trial, or of a student being punished.
3. (civil law) The bare physical control without the mental element of intention required for possession.

Related terms

• detain

Translations

• French: détention, arrestation
• German: Haft, Gewahrsam
• Russian: задержа́ние

Translations

• German: (school) Nachsitzen
• Russian: содержа́ние под стра́жей

Translations

• French: détention
• German: Innehabung, Detention
• Italian: detenzione
• Portuguese: detenção
• Spanish: detentación

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