"Det." meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} Det.
  1. (law) Abbreviation of detention. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: detention
    Sense id: en-Det.-en-noun-iY8FF0QI Categories (other): Law Topics: law
  2. (law, law enforcement) Abbreviation of detective. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: detective
    Sense id: en-Det.-en-noun-EC5JJlvE Categories (other): Law, Law enforcement, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87 Topics: government, law, law-enforcement
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