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Detention
//dɪˈtɛnʃn̩// name, noun
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A locality in Circular Head Council, north western Tasmania, Australia.
Noun
- 1 The act of detaining or the state of being detained; hindrance. uncountable
"In the case of rail-borne traffic, permission is given to each sender to load and forward his traffic so that it will be available for loading into the vessel with a minimum of detention to wagons, unless arrangements have been made for the traffic to be put into store to await the arrival of the ship."
- 2 a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home wordnet
- 3 A temporary state of custody or confinement.; Confinement of a prisoner awaiting trial. countable, uncountable
- 4 a state of being confined (usually for a short time) wordnet
- 5 A temporary state of custody or confinement.; A punishment given to a student for a minor infraction, typically requiring the student to report to a designated room during recess or outside of school hours to work on homework or perform busywork. countable, uncountable
"be stuck in detention"
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- 6 The bare physical control without the mental element of intention required for possession. countable, uncountable
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French détention, from Latin detentio, detentionem. Equivalent to detain + -tion.
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