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Noun Concept

Categories: Imprisonment and detention, All articles needing additional references, Articles with short description

detention detainment hold custody detain

A state of being confined (usually for a short time) WordNet 3.0

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A state of being confined (usually for a short time) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Detention is the process whereby a state or private citizen lawfully holds a person by removing their freedom or liberty at that time. Wikipedia

Imprisonment of someone guilty or suspected of a crime Wikipedia Disambiguation

Removal of the freedom of liberty by a state Wikidata

A temporary state of custody or confinement, especially of a prisoner awaiting trial. OmegaWiki

The state of being imprisoned or detained, usually pending a trial. Wiktionary

State of being imprisoned or detained. Wiktionary (translation)

The act of detaining or the state of being detained. Wiktionary

Act or state. Wiktionary (translation)

His detention was politically motivated WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

The prisoner is on hold WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

He is in the custody of police WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

He was mistreated while in police custody. Wiktionary

IS A

HAS PART

HAS KIND

immigration detention

administrative detention

extrajudicial detention

zabezpečovací detence

captivity

DERIVATION

confine

restrain

DESCRIBED BY SOURCE

Complete Classics Collection of Ancient China

ulkomaalaislaki

DIFFERENT FROM

apprehension

WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

detention, detainment, hold, custody

Wikipedia

detention (imprisonment)

Wikidata

detention

Wiktionary

custody, detention

OmegaWiki

detention

Wikipedia Redirections

detain, Detainee treatment, detainees, detaining, detainment, Detention (Imprisonment), judicial custody

Wikidata Alias

taking into police custody