detention

(dĭ-tĕn'shən)
n.

1. The act of detaining.
2. The state or a period of being detained, especially:
   1. A period of temporary custody while awaiting trial.
   2. A period of confinement to a detention home.
   3. A form of punishment by which a student is made to stay after regular school hours.
3. A forced or punitive delay.

[Middle English detencioun, act of withholding, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin dētentiō, dētentiōn-, from dētentus, past participle of dētinēre, to detain. See detain.]

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noun

The state of being detained by legal authority: charge, confinement, custody, ward. See free/unfree.

n

Definition: confinement, imprisonment
Antonyms: freedom, liberation, release

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

The act of keeping back, restraining, or withholding, either accidentally or by design, a person or thing.

Detention occurs whenever a police officer accosts an individual and restrains his or her freedom to walk away, or approaches and questions an individual, or stops an individual suspected of being personally involved in criminal activity. Such a detention is not a formal arrest. Physical restraint is not an essential element of detention.

Detention is also an element of the tort of false imprisonment.

IN BRIEF: Holding back or in custody.

The ambassador criticized detention of political prisoners.

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n

Restraint; custody; confinement.

For a list of words related to detention, see:

• Extracurricular Activities and Concerns - detention: keeping students at school after school hours as punishment
• Police Procedures and Detection - detention: holding of suspect or criminal in custody to await charges, trial, or sentencing

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fængsling, eftersidning, forvaring

idioms:

• detention centre    ungdomshjem

Nederlands (Dutch)
gevangenhouding, opsluiting, (het) schoolblijven, oponthoud

Français (French)
n. - détention, (Mil) arrêts, (École) retenue, consigne

idioms:

• detention centre    (GB, Jur) centre de détention pour mineurs

Deutsch (German)
n. - Festnahme, Haft, Arrest, Nachsitzen

idioms:

• detention centre    Haftanstalt, Jugendstrafanstalt

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (προσωπο)κράτηση, περιορισμός

idioms:

• detention centre    αναμορφωτήριο

Italiano (Italian)
detenzione

idioms:

• detention centre    carcere

Português (Portuguese)
n. - detenção (f)

idioms:

• detention centre    centro (m) de detenção

Русский (Russian)
заключение, задержание, оставление после уроков

idioms:

• detention centre    центр для несовершеннолетних преступников

Español (Spanish)
n. - detención, arresto, encarcelamiento, encierro

idioms:

• detention centre    centro de detención para menores, reformatorio, correccional de menores

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - uppehållande, kvarhållande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
滞留, 拘留, 延迟

idioms:

• detention centre    感化中心, 拘留中心

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 滯留, 拘留, 延遲

idioms:

• detention centre    感化中心, 拘留中心

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 억제, 유치

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 引き止めること, 放課後の居残り, 留置, 引留め, 抑留

idioms:

• detention centre    少年鑑別所

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) احتجاز, إعاقه, العقاب بالاحتجاز في المدرسه بعد انتها الدوام‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מעצר, ריתוק, עיכוב‬

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