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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Detention \De*ten"tion\, n. [L. detentio: cf F. d['e]tention. See {Detain}.] 1. The act of detaining or keeping back a withholding. 2. The state of being detained (stopped or hindered); delay from necessity. 3. Confinement; restraint; custody. The archduke Philip . . . found himself in a sort of honorable detention at Henry's court. --Hallam. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: detention n 1: a state of confinement (usually for a short time; "the prisoner is on hold"; "he is in the custody of police") [syn: {hold}, {custody}] 2: restraint of a person's liberty [syn: {confinement}] 3: the act of delaying [syn: {delay}, {holdup}]
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