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Detain vs Laojiao - What's the difference?

detain | laojiao |

As a verb detain

is keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.

As a noun laojiao is

a system of administrative detentions in the people's republic of china in which penal labour is done for a small salary, generally used to detain people who have committed minor crimes.

detain

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • Keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.
  • To put under custody.
  • To keep back or from; to withhold.
  • * Jeremy Taylor
    • Detain not the wages of the hireling.

    laojiao

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia laojiao)
  • A system of administrative detentions in the People's Republic of China in which penal labour is done for a small salary, generally used to detain people who have committed minor crimes.