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noun, the act of detaining or state of being detained

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1) noun, the act of detaining or state of being detained
2) noun, a) custody or confinement, esp of a suspect awaiting trial b) (as modifier)
3) noun, a form of punishment in which a pupil is detained after school
4) noun, the withholding of something belonging to or claimed by another

C16: from Latin dētentiō a keeping back; see detain

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