detention
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de·ten·tion
(dĭ-tĕn'shən) 
n.
n.
- The act of detaining.
- The state or a period of being detained, especially:
- A period of temporary custody while awaiting trial.
- A period of confinement to a detention home.
- A form of punishment by which a student is made to stay after regular school hours.
- 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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detention
noun
- The state of being detained by legal authority: charge, confinement, custody, ward. See free/unfree.
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detention
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Definition: confinement, imprisonment
Antonyms: freedom, liberation, release
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Detention
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.
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IN BRIEF: Holding back or in custody.
The ambassador criticized detention of political prisoners.
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categories related to 'detention'
- 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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Detention may refer to:
- Detention (2003 film)
- Detention (2011 film)
- School detention, a form of punishment used in schools
- "Detention" (Cold Case episode), Episode 58 (Series 3, Episode 12) of the CBS TV drama Cold Case
- Detention (TV series)
- Detention basin, an artificial flow control structure that is used to contain flood water for a limited period of a time
- Detention (imprisonment), imprisonment of someone guilty or suspected of a crime
- Remand (detention), the keeping in custody of an arrested person awaiting ajudication
- Immigration detention, imprisonment of an unauthorised person entering a country
See also
- All pages beginning with "Detention"
- All pages with titles containing "Detention"
- Prison
- Detonation (disambiguation)
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Detention
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
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
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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