4/2/2025, 9:45:12 PM
Definition of Detention
Detention
de·ten·tion
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(noun)
the state of being held/kept in official custody for legal reasons, or the state of being held in custody; the state of being detained;
e.g. He was sentenced to spend the night in prison detention for his mistake.
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