Detention (2003 film)
WordNet

noun


(1)   A punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home
"The detention of tardy pupils"
(2)   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"
WiktionaryText

Noun


  1. The act of detaining or the state of being detained.
  2. A temporary state of custody or confinement, especially of a prisoner awaiting trial, or of a student being punished.
 
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