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Definition detention in British English

detention noun

noun
/dɪˈtenʃ(ə)n/
1

the state of being kept in a police station or prison and not being allowed to leave

Example

detention without trial

2

a punishment for a child in which they have to stay at school after the other children have gone home

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Definition detention in British English