"detention" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɪˈtɛnʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-detention.wav [Southern-England] Forms: detentions [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French détention, from Latin detentio, detentionem. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|détention}} Middle French détention, {{der|en|la|detentio|detentio, detentionem}} Latin detentio, detentionem Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} detention (countable and uncountable, plural detentions)
  1. (uncountable) The act of detaining or the state of being detained. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-detention-en-noun-Qhue30t7
  2. (countable) A temporary state of custody or confinement.
    (law) Confinement of a prisoner awaiting trial.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law Translations (custody of a prisoner awaiting trial): تَوْقِيف (tawqīf) (Arabic), anholdelse [common-gender] (Danish), pidätys (Finnish), aresti (Finnish), mauheretanga (Maori), содержа́ние под стра́жей (soderžánije pod strážej) [neuter] (Russian), аре́ст (arést) [masculine] (Russian), detención [feminine] (Spanish), kizuizini (Swahili), häktning [common-gender] (Swedish), sự giam giữ (Vietnamese), sự giam cầm (Vietnamese), sự cầm tù (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-detention-en-noun-00TvDZHT Topics: law Disambiguation of 'custody of a prisoner awaiting trial': 5 71 21 3
  3. (countable) A temporary state of custody or confinement.
    (pedagogy) A punishment given to a student for a minor infraction, typically requiring the student to report to a designated room during recess or outside of school hours to work on homework or perform busywork.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms (punishment given to a student for a minor infraction): DT, jug [Roman-Catholicism, Catholicism, Christianity] Translations (punishment given to a student for a minor infraction): eftersidning [common-gender] (Danish), jälki-istunto (Finnish), retenue (French), Nachsitzen [neuter] (German), gjensitting [masculine] (Norwegian), оставле́ние (ostavlénije) (note: after classes) [neuter] (Russian), detención [feminine] (Spanish), kizuizini (Swahili), kvarsittning [common-gender] (Swedish), cezaya kalma (Turkish), sự cấm túc (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-detention-en-noun-adwsEAa8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 16 47 7 Disambiguation of 'punishment given to a student for a minor infraction': 6 4 88 2 Disambiguation of 'punishment given to a student for a minor infraction': 6 4 88 2
  4. (civil law) The bare physical control without the mental element of intention required for possession. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (holding in one's control with no intention to possess): houderschap [feminine] (Dutch), detentie [feminine] (Dutch), détention [feminine] (French), Innehabung [feminine] (German), Detention [feminine] (German), detenzione [feminine] (Italian), dzierżenie [neuter] (Polish), detenção [feminine] (Portuguese), mera tenencia [feminine] (Spanish), innehav [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-detention-en-noun-elIFt5hi Disambiguation of "holding in one's control with no intention to possess": 5 7 11 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: detention basin, detention cell, detention centre, detention home, detention officer, detention pond, detention warrant, house of detention, mandatory detention Related terms: detain Translations (act or state): задържа́не (zadǎržáne) [neuter] (Bulgarian), арестува́не (arestuváne) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 拘留 (jūliú) (Chinese Mandarin), 扣押 (kòuyā) (Chinese Mandarin), tilbageholdelse [common-gender] (Danish), pidätys (Finnish), pidättäminen (english: act) (Finnish), détention [feminine] (French), arrestation [feminine] (French), Haft [masculine] (German), Gewahrsam [masculine, neuter] (German), coinneáil [feminine] (Irish), 拘留 (kōryū) (alt: こうりゅう) (Japanese), 拘置 (kōchi) (alt: こうち) (Japanese), 抑留 (yokuryū) (alt: よくりゅう) (Japanese), 구류 (guryu) (Korean), 억류 (eongnyu) (Korean), mauheretanga (Maori), fengsling [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), fengsling [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), detencion [feminine] (Occitan), detencja [feminine] (Polish), задержа́ние (zaderžánije) [neuter] (Russian), аре́ст (arést) [masculine] (Russian), kizuizini (Swahili), pagkabinbin (Tagalog), затримання (zatrymannja) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
Disambiguation of 'act or state': 31 35 35 0

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      "_dis1": "31 35 35 0",
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      "sense": "act or state",
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    {
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      "sense": "act or state",
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        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "31 35 35 0",
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      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "act or state",
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        "feminine"
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    {
      "_dis1": "31 35 35 0",
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      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "act or state",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 35 35 0",
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "act or state",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "detencja"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 35 35 0",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zaderžánije",
      "sense": "act or state",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "задержа́ние"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 35 35 0",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "arést",
      "sense": "act or state",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "аре́ст"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 35 35 0",
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      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "act or state",
      "word": "kizuizini"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 35 35 0",
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      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "act or state",
      "word": "pagkabinbin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 35 35 0",
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      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zatrymannja",
      "sense": "act or state",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "затримання"
    }
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    "detention"
  ],
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}
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms borrowed from Middle French",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Middle French",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English uncountable nouns"
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    {
      "word": "detention basin"
    },
    {
      "word": "detention cell"
    },
    {
      "word": "detention centre"
    },
    {
      "word": "detention home"
    },
    {
      "word": "detention officer"
    },
    {
      "word": "detention pond"
    },
    {
      "word": "detention warrant"
    },
    {
      "word": "house of detention"
    },
    {
      "word": "mandatory detention"
    }
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        "plural"
      ]
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        "English uncountable nouns"
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          "ref": "1945 January and February, T. F. Cameron, “Dock Working”, in Railway Magazine, page 12",
          "text": "In the case of rail-borne traffic, permission is given to each sender to load and forward his traffic so that it will be available for loading into the vessel with a minimum of detention to wagons, unless arrangements have been made for the traffic to be put into store to await the arrival of the ship.",
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          "ref": "2023 November 15, Prof. Jim Wild, “This train was delayed because of bad weather in space”, in RAIL, number 996, page 30",
          "text": "[…] On the 18th of October, 1841, a very intense magnetic disturbance was recorded, and amongst other curious facts mentioned is that of the detention of the 10:05pm express train at Exeter for 16 minutes, as from the magnetic disturbance affecting the needles so powerfully, it was impossible to ascertain if the line was clear at Starcross. The superintendent at Exeter reported the next morning that someone was playing tricks with the instruments, and would not let them work.",
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        "(countable) A temporary state of custody or confinement.",
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        "uncountable"
      ],
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        "law"
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          "text": "be stuck in detention",
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        "A temporary state of custody or confinement.",
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          "student"
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          "infraction"
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        [
          "recess",
          "recess"
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          "homework",
          "homework"
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        [
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          "busywork"
        ]
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        "(countable) A temporary state of custody or confinement.",
        "(pedagogy) A punishment given to a student for a minor infraction, typically requiring the student to report to a designated room during recess or outside of school hours to work on homework or perform busywork."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
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          "possession"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "civil law",
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        "(civil law) The bare physical control without the mental element of intention required for possession."
      ],
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/dɪˈtɛnʃən/"
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      "sense": "punishment given to a student for a minor infraction",
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      "sense": "punishment given to a student for a minor infraction",
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zadǎržáne",
      "sense": "act or state",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "задържа́не"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "arestuváne",
      "sense": "act or state",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "арестува́не"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jūliú",
      "sense": "act or state",
      "word": "拘留"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "kòuyā",
      "sense": "act or state",
      "word": "扣押"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "act or state",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "tilbageholdelse"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "act or state",
      "word": "pidätys"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "act",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "act or state",
      "word": "pidättäminen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "act or state",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "détention"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "act or state",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "arrestation"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "act or state",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Haft"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "act or state",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Gewahrsam"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "act or state",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "coinneáil"
    },
    {
      "alt": "こうりゅう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kōryū",
      "sense": "act or state",
      "word": "拘留"
    },
    {
      "alt": "こうち",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kōchi",
      "sense": "act or state",
      "word": "拘置"
    },
    {
      "alt": "よくりゅう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yokuryū",
      "sense": "act or state",
      "word": "抑留"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "guryu",
      "sense": "act or state",
      "word": "구류"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "eongnyu",
      "sense": "act or state",
      "word": "억류"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "act or state",
      "word": "mauheretanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "act or state",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fengsling"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "act or state",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fengsling"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "act or state",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "detencion"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "act or state",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "detencja"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zaderžánije",
      "sense": "act or state",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "задержа́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "arést",
      "sense": "act or state",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "аре́ст"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "act or state",
      "word": "kizuizini"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "act or state",
      "word": "pagkabinbin"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zatrymannja",
      "sense": "act or state",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "затримання"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "tawqīf",
      "sense": "custody of a prisoner awaiting trial",
      "word": "تَوْقِيف"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "custody of a prisoner awaiting trial",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "anholdelse"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "custody of a prisoner awaiting trial",
      "word": "pidätys"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "custody of a prisoner awaiting trial",
      "word": "aresti"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "custody of a prisoner awaiting trial",
      "word": "mauheretanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "soderžánije pod strážej",
      "sense": "custody of a prisoner awaiting trial",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "содержа́ние под стра́жей"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "arést",
      "sense": "custody of a prisoner awaiting trial",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "аре́ст"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "custody of a prisoner awaiting trial",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "detención"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "custody of a prisoner awaiting trial",
      "word": "kizuizini"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "custody of a prisoner awaiting trial",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "häktning"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "custody of a prisoner awaiting trial",
      "word": "sự giam giữ"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "custody of a prisoner awaiting trial",
      "word": "sự giam cầm"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "custody of a prisoner awaiting trial",
      "word": "sự cầm tù"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "punishment given to a student for a minor infraction",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "eftersidning"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "punishment given to a student for a minor infraction",
      "word": "jälki-istunto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "punishment given to a student for a minor infraction",
      "word": "retenue"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "punishment given to a student for a minor infraction",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Nachsitzen"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "punishment given to a student for a minor infraction",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gjensitting"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "after classes",
      "roman": "ostavlénije",
      "sense": "punishment given to a student for a minor infraction",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "оставле́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "punishment given to a student for a minor infraction",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "detención"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "punishment given to a student for a minor infraction",
      "word": "kizuizini"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "punishment given to a student for a minor infraction",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "kvarsittning"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "punishment given to a student for a minor infraction",
      "word": "cezaya kalma"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "punishment given to a student for a minor infraction",
      "word": "sự cấm túc"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "holding in one's control with no intention to possess",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "houderschap"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "holding in one's control with no intention to possess",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "detentie"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "holding in one's control with no intention to possess",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "détention"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "holding in one's control with no intention to possess",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Innehabung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "holding in one's control with no intention to possess",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Detention"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "holding in one's control with no intention to possess",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "detenzione"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "holding in one's control with no intention to possess",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "dzierżenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "holding in one's control with no intention to possess",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "detenção"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "holding in one's control with no intention to possess",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mera tenencia"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "holding in one's control with no intention to possess",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "innehav"
    }
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}
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  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: pedagogy",
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  ],
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  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: pedagogy",
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