As a noun detention
is the act of detaining or the state of being detained.
As a verb detain is
keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.
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
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.
