See detention in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"(civil law) The bare physical control without the mental element of intention required for possession."
],
"tags": [
"countable",
"uncountable"
]
}
],
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "zadǎržáne",
"sense": "act or state",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "задържа́не"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "arestuváne",
"sense": "act or state",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "арестува́не"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "jūliú",
"sense": "act or state",
"word": "拘留"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "kòuyā",
"sense": "act or state",
"word": "扣押"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "act or state",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "tilbageholdelse"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "act or state",
"word": "pidätys"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"english": "act",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "act or state",
"translation": "act",
"word": "pidättäminen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "act or state",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "détention"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "act or state",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "arrestation"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "act or state",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Haft"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "act or state",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"neuter"
],
"word": "Gewahrsam"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"lang_code": "id",
"sense": "act or state",
"word": "penahanan"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"lang_code": "ga",
"sense": "act or state",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "coinneáil"
},
{
"alt": "こうりゅう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "kōryū",
"sense": "act or state",
"word": "拘留"
},
{
"alt": "こうち",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "kōchi",
"sense": "act or state",
"word": "拘置"
},
{
"alt": "よくりゅう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "yokuryū",
"sense": "act or state",
"word": "抑留"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"lang_code": "ko",
"roman": "guryu",
"sense": "act or state",
"word": "구류"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"lang_code": "ko",
"roman": "eongnyu",
"sense": "act or state",
"word": "억류"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "act or state",
"word": "mauheretanga"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"lang_code": "nb",
"sense": "act or state",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "fengsling"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"lang_code": "nn",
"sense": "act or state",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "fengsling"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"lang_code": "oc",
"sense": "act or state",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "detencion"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "act or state",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "detencja"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "zaderžánije",
"sense": "act or state",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "задержа́ние"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "arést",
"sense": "act or state",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "аре́ст"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"lang_code": "sw",
"sense": "act or state",
"word": "kizuizini"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"lang_code": "tl",
"sense": "act or state",
"word": "pagkabinbin"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "zatrymannja",
"sense": "act or state",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "затримання"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"lang_code": "ar",
"roman": "tawqīf",
"sense": "custody of a prisoner awaiting trial",
"word": "تَوْقِيف"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "custody of a prisoner awaiting trial",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "anholdelse"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "custody of a prisoner awaiting trial",
"word": "tutkintavankeus"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "custody of a prisoner awaiting trial",
"word": "mauheretanga"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "soderžánije pod strážej",
"sense": "custody of a prisoner awaiting trial",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "содержа́ние под стра́жей"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "arést",
"sense": "custody of a prisoner awaiting trial",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "аре́ст"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "custody of a prisoner awaiting trial",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "detención"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"lang_code": "sw",
"sense": "custody of a prisoner awaiting trial",
"word": "kizuizini"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "custody of a prisoner awaiting trial",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "häktning"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"lang_code": "vi",
"sense": "custody of a prisoner awaiting trial",
"word": "sự giam giữ"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"lang_code": "vi",
"sense": "custody of a prisoner awaiting trial",
"word": "sự giam cầm"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"lang_code": "vi",
"sense": "custody of a prisoner awaiting trial",
"word": "sự cầm tù"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "liúxiàochákàn",
"sense": "punishment given to a student for a minor infraction",
"word": "留校察看"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "punishment given to a student for a minor infraction",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "eftersidning"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "punishment given to a student for a minor infraction",
"word": "jälki-istunto"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "punishment given to a student for a minor infraction",
"word": "retenue"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "punishment given to a student for a minor infraction",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Nachsitzen"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"lang_code": "no",
"sense": "punishment given to a student for a minor infraction",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gjensitting"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"note": "after classes",
"roman": "ostavlénije",
"sense": "punishment given to a student for a minor infraction",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "оставле́ние"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "punishment given to a student for a minor infraction",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "detención"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"lang_code": "sw",
"sense": "punishment given to a student for a minor infraction",
"word": "kizuizini"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "punishment given to a student for a minor infraction",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "kvarsittning"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "punishment given to a student for a minor infraction",
"word": "cezaya kalma"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"lang_code": "vi",
"sense": "punishment given to a student for a minor infraction",
"word": "sự cấm túc"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "holding in one's control with no intention to possess",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "houderschap"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "holding in one's control with no intention to possess",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "detentie"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "holding in one's control with no intention to possess",
"word": "hallussapito"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "holding in one's control with no intention to possess",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "détention"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "holding in one's control with no intention to possess",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Innehabung"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "holding in one's control with no intention to possess",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Detention"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "holding in one's control with no intention to possess",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "detenzione"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "holding in one's control with no intention to possess",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "dzierżenie"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "holding in one's control with no intention to possess",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "detenção"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "holding in one's control with no intention to possess",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mera tenencia"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "holding in one's control with no intention to possess",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "innehav"
}
],
"word": "detention"
}
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