Detention - English meaning

dɪˈten.ʃən

Detention – definitions in English dictionary

noun
The action of detaining someone or the state of being detained in official custody.
Usage examples:
The fifteen people arrested were still in police detention
Synonims:
CustodyImprisonmentConfinementIncarcerationInternmentCaptivityRestraintArrestHouse arrestRemandCommittalQuarantineDuressDuranceDetainment

noun
The act or condition of being officially forced to stay in a place
Usage examples:
[ u ] he claimed that his detention by the authorities was unlawful.

noun
The act of officially detaining someone
Usage examples:
In detention concern has been expressed about the death in detention of a number of political priso…

noun
A form of punishment in which children are made to stay at school for a short time after classes have ended
Usage examples:
She's had four detentions this term.

Detention translation into English

Detention: translate from English into Chinese

拘留, 扣押, 延迟

Detention: translate from English into Dutch

Nablijven, Hechtenis, Aanhouding, Arrestatie, Oponthoud, Gevangenzetting, Achterhouding, Schoolblijven

Detention: translate from English into French

Retenue, Détention, Arrestation, Retardement

Detention: translate from English into German

Haft, Nachsitzen, Arrest, Verwahrung, Festsetzung, Karzer

Detention: translate from English into Hindi

कैद, निरोध, हिरासत, नजरबंदी, नज़रबंदी, अवरोध, क़ैद, स्र्कावट, देर, निवारक निरोध

Detention: translate from English into Italian

Detenzione, Ritardo

Detention: translate from English into Korean

구류, 억류, 유치, 붙잡아둠

Detention: translate from English into Russian

Заключение под стражу, Задержание, Арест, Задержка, Удержание, Содержание под арестом, Оставление, Вынужденная задержка, Оставление после уроков

Detention: translate from English into Spanish

Detención, Arresto, Parada, Carcelería, Pausa, Encerrona

Word origin

late Middle English (in the sense ‘withholding of what is claimed or due’): from late Latin detentio(n- ), from Latin detinere ‘hold back’ (see detain).

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Detention – similar words

detente

deɪˈtɒnt

noun
The easing of hostility or strained relations, especially between countries.
Usage examples:
His policy of arms control and detente with the soviet union

noun
An improvement in the relationship between two countries that in the past were not friendly and did not trust each other

Detente - all meanings in English

Detention synonims

arrest

əˈrest

verb
Seize (someone) by legal authority and take them into custody.
Usage examples:
The police arrested him for possession of marijuana

noun
The action of seizing someone and taking them into custody.
Usage examples:
I have a warrant for your arrest

verb
Take into custody

Arrest - all meanings in English

captivity

kæpˈtɪv.ə.ti

noun
The condition of being imprisoned or confined.
Usage examples:
He was released after 865 days in captivity

noun
The situation in which a person or animal is kept somewhere and is not allowed to leave
Usage examples:
All the hostages, when released from captivity, looked remarkably fit and well., animals bred in ca…

Captivity - all meanings in English

committal

kəˈmɪt.əl

noun
The action of sending a person to prison or a psychiatric hospital.
Usage examples:
His committal to prison

noun
The process of sending someone to a psychiatric hospital or prison
Usage examples:
The psychiatric team decided that committal would not be beneficial in her case., these events led …

noun
The fact of sending someone to a higher court for a trial or to be sentenced (= given a punishment)
Usage examples:
On his committal for trial, he was granted bail., sentence was passed by the crown court following …

Committal - all meanings in English

confinement

kənˈfaɪn.mənt

noun
The action of confining or state of being confined.
Usage examples:
He was immediately released from his confinement

noun
The situation in which a person or animal is kept somewhere, usually by force
Usage examples:
She spent most of those years under house arrest or close confinement.

noun
Labour uk (= the process of giving birth to a baby)

Confinement - all meanings in English

custody

ˈkʌs.tə.di

noun
The protective care or guardianship of someone or something.
Usage examples:
The property was placed in the custody of a trustee

noun
The right or duty to care for someone or something, as for a child whose parents have separated or died
Usage examples:
The court awarded custody of the child to the mother., the police have taken the suspect into custo…

noun
The legal right to manage and look after another person's money, investments, etc.
Usage examples:
Investment advisers with actual custody of clients' funds pose a higher risk to clients.

Custody - all meanings in English

duress

dʒuˈres

noun
Threats, violence, constraints, or other action used to coerce someone into doing something against their will or better judgement.
Usage examples:
Confessions extracted under duress

noun
Threats used to force a person to do something
Usage examples:
He signed the contract under duress.

noun
Threats used to force someone to do something
Usage examples:
Clarke's defence involved claims of duress and allegations he had been framed by the police., he cl…

Duress - all meanings in English

imprisonment

ɪmˈprɪz.ən.mənt

noun
The state of being imprisoned; captivity.
Usage examples:
He was sentenced to two months' imprisonment

noun
The act of putting someone in prison or the condition of being kept in prison
Usage examples:
She was sentenced to five years' imprisonment., he could win damages for his father's wrongful impr…

Imprisonment - all meanings in English

incarceration

ɪnˌkɑː.sərˈeɪ.ʃən

noun
The state of being confined in prison; imprisonment.
Usage examples:
The public would not be served by her incarceration

noun
The act of putting or keeping someone in prison or in a place used as a prison
Usage examples:
We’re spending billions of dollars each year on incarceration., the prisoner was sentenced to five …

noun
The act of keeping someone in a closed place and preventing them from leaving it
Usage examples:
The housemates on the reality tv show are asked to survive incarceration for three weeks., the girl…

Incarceration - all meanings in English

internment

ɪnˈtɜːn.mənt

noun
The state of being confined as a prisoner, especially for political or military reasons.
Usage examples:
He was threatened with internment in a concentration camp

noun
The act of putting someone in prison for political or military reasons, especially during a war
Usage examples:
An internment camp

Internment - all meanings in English

quarantine

noun
A state, period, or place of isolation in which people or animals that may have been exposed to infectious disease are placed.
Usage examples:
Horses entering the country must stay in quarantine longer

verb
A state, period, or place of isolation in which people or animals that have arrived from elsewhere or been exposed to infectious or contagious disease are placed.
Usage examples:
Many animals die in quarantine

noun
A period of time during which a person or animal that might have a disease is kept away from other people or animals so that the disease cannot spread
Usage examples:
The horse had to spend several months in quarantine when it reached this country., he was quarantin…

Quarantine - all meanings in English

remand

verb
Place (a defendant) on bail or in custody, especially when a trial is adjourned.
Usage examples:
He was remanded in custody for a week

noun
A committal to custody.
Usage examples:
The prosecutor applied for a remand to allow forensic evidence to be investigated

verb
To send someone accused of committing a crime away from court until their trial begins
Usage examples:
Be remanded on he was remanded on theft charges., be remanded in custody the accused was remanded i…

Remand - all meanings in English

restraint

noun
A measure or condition that keeps someone or something under control.
Usage examples:
Decisions are made within the financial restraints of the budget

Restraint - all meanings in English

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