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detention
[ dih-ten-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of detaining.
- the state of being detained.
- maintenance of a person in custody or confinement, especially while awaiting a court decision.
- the withholding of what belongs to or is claimed by another.
adjective
- of or relating to detention or used to detain:
the detention room of a police station.
detention
/ »åɪˈ³ÙÉ›²Ôʃə²Ô /
noun
- the act of detaining or state of being detained
- custody or confinement, esp of a suspect awaiting trial
- ( as modifier )
a detention order
- a form of punishment in which a pupil is detained after school
- the withholding of something belonging to or claimed by another
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²Ô´Ç²Ôd±ð·³Ù±ð²Ôt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
- ±è°ù±ðd±ð·³Ù±ð²Ôt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of detention1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of detention1
Example Sentences
Political detainees were freed, though Ali Bongo's wife and son remain in detention awaiting trial on corruption charges.
“Most people forcibly sent to El Salvador were unrepresented,†she wrote on X. Referring to their detention in Texas, she added, “Trump purposefully moved them to remote detention centers in TX pre-rendition.â€
Agents took Mr Garcia into custody, then shuttled him to detention facilities in Louisiana and Texas.
The act, last used in World War Two, grants the US president sweeping powers to order the detention and deportation of natives or citizens of an "enemy" nation without following the usual processes.
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution on the "unlawful detention and sham trials of Armenian hostages", calling for their immediate release.
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