Detention
101detention — n 1. restraint, detainment, retention; confinement, durance, duress, imprisonment, incarceration, quarantine. 2. retardation, delay, stopping, staying, checking, delaying; hindrance, withholding, retaining, arrest …
102detention — de·ten·tion …
103detention — noun Syn: custody, imprisonment, incarceration, internment, captivity, remand, arrest, quarantine Ant: release …
104detention — [dɪˈtenʃ(ə)n] noun 1) [U] the state of being kept in a POLICE STATION or prison and not being allowed to leave 2) [C/U] a punishment in which a child has to stay at school after other children have left …
105detention — de•ten•tion [[t]dɪˈtɛn ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of detaining or the state of being detained 2) maintenance of a person in custody or confinement, as while awaiting a court decision 3) the keeping of a student after school hours as a punishment •… …
106detention — /dəˈtɛnʃən / (say duh tenshuhn) noun 1. the act of detaining. 2. the state of being detained. 3. a keeping in custody; confinement. 4. a keeping in (of a pupil) after school hours, during lunch break, etc., as a form of punishment. 5. the… …
107detention — de|ten|tion sb., en, er, erne, i sms. detentions , fx detentionslokale; overnatte i detentionen …
108detention — Holding one arrested on a charge of crime. Wong Wing v United States, 163 US 228, 235, 41 L Ed 140, 142, 16 S Ct 977. See commitment; detainment of vessel; restraints of kings; restraints of princes …
109Detention of US and UK diplomats in Zimbabwe — On June 5, 2008, diplomatic staff from both the United States and the United Kingdom were attacked and abducted by Zimbabwean security forces. Five Americans and four British diplomats were among the victims.[1] Additional diplomats from the… …
110Détention psychiatrique — Psychiatrie Neurosciences Niveaux d analyse Moléculaire • …
