Detention

  • 131detention hearing — Judicial or quasi judicial proceeding used to determine the propriety of detaining a person on bail or a juvenile in a shelter facility. P. F. M. v. District Court In and For County of Adams, 184 Colo. 393, 520 P.2d 742. See preliminary hearing …

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  • 132detention in a reformatory — A punishment or measure of prevention where a juvenile offender is sentenced to be sent to a reformatory school, to be there detained for a certain period of time …

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