detention

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Noun detention has 2 senses

detention, hold, custody - a state of being confined (usually for a short time); "his detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is on hold"; "he is in the custody of police"
--₁ is a kind of confinement

Derived form: verb detain₁
detention - a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home; "the detention of tardy pupils"
--₂ is a kind of punishment, penalty, penalization, penalisation

Derived form: verb detain₁

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