Australian English Meaning of detention
detention
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Definitions and Meaning of detention in English
detention (n)
a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home
detention (n.)
The act of detaining or keeping back; a withholding.
The state of being detained (stopped or hindered); delay from necessity.
Confinement; restraint; custody.
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detention
a state of being confined (usually for a short time), a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone homeThe act of detaining or kee
imprisonment,imprisonment,arrest,captivity,confinement,detainer,detainment,Internment,apprehension,Arrestment
discharge,freedom,Release,emancipation,liberation
detente => détente, detent => detent, detenebrate => illuminate, detector bar => Detector bar, detector => detector,
