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Detention is a word for confinement or imprisonment, usually for a short time. It's also a punishment where children must stay after school. If you're in detention, you probably did something wrong: you're being confined against your will.
detention. [uncountable] the state of being kept in a place, especially a prison, and prevented from leaving. They were sentenced to 12 months' detention in a young offender institution. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
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.
3 days ago · Detention is when someone is arrested or put into prison, especially for political reasons . ...the detention without trial of government critics. They have been held in detention since the end of June. The government says the detentions are necessary on national security grounds.
detention. noun. /dɪˈtɛnʃn/. [uncountable] the state of being kept in a place, especially a prison, and prevented from leaving a sentence of 12 months' detention in a juvenile detention center police powers of arrest and detention allegations of torture and detention without trial a detention camp.
n. 1. the act of detaining or the state of being detained. 2. maintenance of a person in custody or confinement, as while awaiting a court decision. 3. the keeping of a student after school hours as a punishment.
the state of being detained. maintenance of a person in custody or confinement, esp. while awaiting a court decision. the withholding of what belongs to or is claimed by another. adj. of or pertaining to detention or used to detain: the detention room of a police station.
