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n. The act of detaining.

n. The state or a period of being detained, especially:

n. A period of temporary custody while awaiting trial.

n. A period of confinement to a detention home.

n. A form of punishment by which a student is made to stay after regular school hours.

n. A forced or punitive delay.

n. The act of detaining or the state of being detained.

n. A temporary state of custody or confinement, especially of a prisoner awaiting trial, or of a student being punished.

n. The act of detaining or keeping back; a withholding.

n. The state of being detained (stopped or hindered); delay from necessity.

n. Confinement; restraint; custody.

n. The act of detaining or keeping back; a withholding or keeping of what belongs to or is claimed by another.

n. The state of being detained or held back; restraint; confinement.

n. Forced stoppage; hindrance; delay from necessity or on account of obstacles.

n. a state of being confined (usually for a short time)

n. a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home

"In its definitions section, the order specifies that the term detention facilities does not include "facilities used only to hold people on a short-term, transitory basis.""

confinement    penalisation    punishment    penalization    penalty   

house of detention   

detention home    detention basin   

withholding    confinement    restraint    custody   

Ascension    Laurentian    apprehension    ascension    attention    comprehension    condescension    contention    convention    dimension   

imprisonment    arrest    seizure    incarceration    capture    confiscation    interrogation    deportation    captivity    retention