detention

1 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" [syn: hold, custody]

2 a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home; "the detention of tardy pupils"

English

Noun

1. The act of detaining or the state of being detained.
2. A temporary state of custody or confinement, especially of a prisoner awaiting trial, or of a student being punished.

Derived terms

• detention basin
• detention home

Detention may refer to:

• Detention (2003 film)
• School punishment#Detention, a punishment used in schools
• Detention (Cold Case Episode), Episode 58 (Series 3 Episode 12) of CBS TV Drama Cold Case.
• Detention basin, an artificial flow control structure that is used to contain flood water for a limited period of a time
• Detention (TV series)
• Detention (imprisonment), imprisonment of somebody guilty or suspected of a crime
• Immigration detention, imprisonment of unauthorised person entering a country

See also

• Detainee
• Prisoner

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