Detention - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|dɪˈtenʃn|
Brit.
|dɪˈtenʃ(ə)n|
noun
- a state of being confined (usually for a short time) (syn: custody, hold)
his detention was politically motivated
- a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone homethe detention of tardy pupils
Extra examples
The jail is only used for brief detentions.
They both got three detentions this year.
He got detention for being late to class.
He was kept in detention for two hours.
Willis was held in detention for five years.
She was always getting put in detention.
...unruly pupils were given detention as a matter of course...
The prisoners were discharged from the detention camp.
He was shipped off to a juvenile detention center.
Word forms
noun
singular: detention
plural: detentions
singular: detention
plural: detentions
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