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Meaning of detention
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
detention
n 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: {detention},
{detainment}, {hold}, {custody}]
2: a punishment in which a student must stay at school after
others have gone home; "the detention of tardy pupils"
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