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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