Meaning of detention
Definition of detention
(noun)
a
state
of
being
confined
(usually for a
short
time); "his detention was
politically
motivated"; "the
prisoner
is on hold"; "he is in the custody of police"
a
punishment
in which a
student
must
stay
at
school
after
others
have
gone
home; "the detention of
tardy
pupils"
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