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Definitions:
Noun
detention
detainment
hold
custody
Definition: a state of being confined (usually for a short time); "his detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is on hold"; "he is in the custody of police"
detention
Definition: a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home; "the detention of tardy pupils"
Definition: The act of detaining or the state of being detained.