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Imprisinment vs Detention - What's the difference?

imprisinment | detention |

As a noun detention is

detention.

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