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Detention

noun

/dɪˈten.ʃən/

Meaning

the action of detaining someone or being detained in official custody

The student received detention for repeatedly disrupting the class.

custody, confinement, imprisonment, holding

freedom, release, liberation, discharge

police detention, school detention, detention center

A formal meeting where representatives gather to discuss and make decisions on important matters.

The quality of bringing one into direct and instant involvement with something, giving rise to a sen...

The action or fact of spreading something, especially information, widely.

The action of making partial or minor changes to something.

Strong disapproval or condemnation; rejection by God as beyond salvation.

The state of owning, controlling, or holding something.