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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
/ ɪˈɛʃə /
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 51Թ Forms
- nondetention noun
- predetention noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of detention1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of detention1
Example Sentences
The detention of working immigrants outside of Home Depots.
House representatives at the Los Angeles federal detention center on Saturday and three representatives to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center in Adelanto on Sunday.
Two teachers at the school confirmed to The Times that immigration agents arrested a 10th grader, her younger sister and their mother and took them to a detention facility in Texas.
For eight days now, protesters have made their way to downtown L.A. to protest against immigration detentions in the city and the presence of the National Guard.
“California has been pretty stringent and they want to shut down immigration detention,” he said.
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