detentions (Meaning)
detentions
a period of temporary custody prior to a trial or hearing see also preventive detention, the punishment of being kept in after school, temporary custody before a trial, a period of temporary custody prior to disposition by a court, the act or fact of detaining or holding back, the state of being detained, a holding in custody, the act of detaining
Synonyms & Antonyms of detentions
Synonyms:
- restraints
- entrapments
- holds
- immurements
- apprehensions
- collars
- pinches
- seizures
- captures
- arrestments
Antonyms:
detentions Sentence Examples
- The unruly students were issued numerous detentions for their disruptive behavior.
- As a punishment for tardiness, the principal assigned detention to the tardy students.
- The detention room was a dimly lit place where students were forced to complete their work.
- The students dreaded getting detentions and tried to avoid them at all costs.
- After receiving three detentions in a row, the student's parents were informed.
- The teacher threatened to assign detentions to the entire class if they did not improve their behavior.
- The detention list was posted on the classroom door as a public shaming tactic.
- Some students used detention as a time to socialize and escape their classes.
- The detention supervisor was responsible for maintaining order and ensuring that students completed their assignments.
- The school implemented a policy of assigning detentions for any form of academic misconduct.
FAQs About the word detentions
a period of temporary custody prior to a trial or hearing see also preventive detention, the punishment of being kept in after school, temporary custody befor
imprisonments, incarcerations, detainers, arrests, detainments, internments,captivities, confinements, restraints, entrapments
discharges, releases,freedoms, emancipations,liberations
The unruly students were issued numerous detentions for their disruptive behavior.
As a punishment for tardiness, the principal assigned detention to the tardy students.
The detention room was a dimly lit place where students were forced to complete their work.
The students dreaded getting detentions and tried to avoid them at all costs.
