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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

The process of planning and exercising conscious control of time spent on specific activities to inc...

A wrong or inaccurate name or designation.

A small amount of something that remains after the main part has been removed or used.

the quality of being exact and accurate; the condition of being precise

A woman who is the head of a family or community.

Anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen.