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House of detention

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A prison, especially a temporary one.

    "Mama looked down and spit on the ground / Every time my name gets mentioned / The papa say "Oy, if I get that boy / I'm gonna stick him in the house of detention""

  2. 2
    an institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court) wordnet

Etymology

From house + of + detention.

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