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Detainee vs Detention - What's the difference?

detainee | detention |

As nouns the difference between detainee and detention

is that detainee is someone who is detained, especially in custody or confinement while detention is detention.

detainee

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • someone who is detained, especially in custody or confinement

    • detention

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia detention)
  • (uncountable) The act of detaining or the state of being detained.
  • (countable) A temporary state of custody or confinement, especially of a prisoner awaiting trial, or of a student being punished.

    • Derived terms

    * detention basin * detention home