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detention definition
detention |
Grep of noun detention detention detention camp detention cell detention centre detention home detention house house of detention Overview of noun detention The noun detention has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. detention, hold custody -- (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") 2. detention -- (a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home; "the detention of tardy pupils") Overview of noun detention The noun detention has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. detention, hold custody -- (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") 2. detention -- (a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home; "the detention of tardy pupils")
detention definition
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