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(n)
detention
,
detainment
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hold
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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”
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(n)
detention
a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home
“the detention of tardy pupils”
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