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[ dih-ten -shuh n ] SHOW IPA
/ dɪˈtɛn ʃən / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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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.
Origin of detention 1400–50; late Middle English <Latin dētentiōn- (stem of dētentiō ), equivalent to dētent (us ) detained (past participle of dētinēre; see detain) + -iōn- -ion
OTHER WORDS FROM detention non·de·ten·tion, noun pre·de·ten·tion, noun Words nearby detention detective, detector, detectorist, detent, détente, detention , detention camp, detention center, detention centre, detention home, deter
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Example sentences from the Web for detention What’s happening is that the government is creating detention camps all over the country.
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The government has provided limited information, and sometimes a family’s last known address is … a detention center.
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For example, often the last known address provided was an immigration detention center.
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Prosecutors appealed the case, triggering Szutowicz’s current detention .
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In the spring, Alma Migrante and other groups sued to improve safety in migrant detention facilities in Baja California.
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He then escaped from his detention and arrived on Tverskaya Avenue to join his supporters.
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After two nights in detention , he was scheduled to be deported back to Turkey on Monday.
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Perhaps the guards at the Guantanamo Bay detention facilities will finally be allowed to smoke cubans, too.
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But on Monday, when he was scheduled to appear in court, KSM was back in his detention site.
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On Sunday afternoon both Babinets and Dimitriyev were released after several hours of detention .
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Julian, irritated by the whole circumstances of his detention , answered the Justice's interrogation in rather a lofty tone.
Peveril of the Peak | Sir Walter Scott
There were several upon the road, and once, only fifty miles from home, there was a detention of four hours.
Ethelyn's Mistake | Mary Jane Holmes
Slugger and Nappy were sent to a detention camp in the South; and that for the time being was the last the Rovers heard of them.
The Rover Boys Under Canvas | Arthur M. Winfield
Three followed him, and they all drew the fiat for detention ; the fifth called was Stuart Lane.
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In this reply the reason for the detention of the fugitives leaked out.
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British Dictionary definitions for detention 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
Word Origin for detention C16: from Latin dētentiō a keeping back; see detain
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