ALL meanings of detention
de·ten·tion
D d - uncountable noun detention Detention is when someone is arrested or put into prison, especially for political reasons. 3
- variable noun detention Detention is a punishment for naughty schoolchildren, who are made to stay at school after the other children have gone home. 3
- noun detention the act of detaining or state of being detained 3
- noun detention custody or confinement, esp of a suspect awaiting trial 3
- noun detention (as modifier) 3
- noun detention a form of punishment in which a pupil is detained after school 3
- noun detention the withholding of something belonging to or claimed by another 3
- noun detention a detaining or being detained 3
- noun detention a keeping in custody; confinement 3
- noun detention an enforced delay 3
- noun detention a form of punishment in which a student is required to stay after school 3
- noun detention Detention is the degree to which suspended solids are removed from a liquid. 3
- noun detention The action of detaining someone or the state of being detained in official custody, especially as a political prisoner. 1
- noun detention the act of detaining. 1
- noun detention the state of being detained. 1
- noun detention maintenance of a person in custody or confinement, especially while awaiting a court decision. 1
- noun detention the withholding of what belongs to or is claimed by another. 1
- adjective detention of or relating to detention or used to detain: the detention room of a police station. 1
- noun detention suspect: custody 1
- noun detention school pupil: punishment 1
- noun detention (Uncountable Noun) The act of detaining or the state of being detained. 0
- noun detention (Countable Noun) A temporary state of custody or confinement, especially of a prisoner awaiting trial, or of a student being punished. 0