detention

nounB1 · Intermediate

Staying at school after class as a punishment.

Meanings of «detention»

1 · noun

staying at school after class as a punishment

He got detention for talking during the lesson.

2 · noun

being held by police or officials, not free to leave

The police kept him in detention for two days.

Similar: custodyconfinementimprisonment

Translation

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«detention» in 17 languages

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The difference between similar words

the state of being held and not free

custodyheld by the police before or during a trialThe man is in police custody.

detentionkept somewhere, often without a trialThe prisoners stayed in detention for a month.

imprisonmentformalbeing put in prison as a punishmentHe was given ten years of imprisonment.

captivityheld by an enemy, or animals kept in a zooThe bird was born in captivity.

Word family

detain B2 · verbdetainee C1 · noundetention B1 · noun

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