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| de·ten·tion [ di ténshən ] (plural de·ten·tions) |
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1. process of being detained: the act of keeping somebody in custody, or the state of being kept in custody
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2. punishment by being detained after school: a form of punishment for school students in which they are made to stay in class at a break or at school after normal hours
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| [15th century. < late Latin detention-< Latin detinere (see detain)] |
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