Detention meaning in English: In this article, the meaning of the word ‘Detention’ is explained in easy English with examples, along with its synonyms and antonyms.
‘Detention’ pronunciation= di-tens(ə)n, di-ten-chən
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Detention meaning in English
‘Detention’ means the official process of arresting and imprisoning someone by a government agency or by the police.
1. The act of taking someone into custody.
2. The state of being detained by the official procedure.
3. The retention of naughty school children in school even after leaving school as a punishment for doing mischief, is also called ‘Detention’.
| Detention- English meaning |
| imprisonment |
| lock up |
| captivity |
| barricade |
| prevention |
| barrier |
| preventive |
| delay |
| protraction |
Detention-Example
The word ‘Detention’ acts as a ‘Noun’.
The plural noun of the word ‘Detention’ is ‘Detentions’.
Sentences that can be formed using the word ‘Detention’ are as follows.
Examples:
▪ Police kept him in detention for three days without any proof.
▪ On national emergency days, innocents people are kept in detention without any reason.
▪ The government constructed new detention centers to hold illegal migrants.
▪ The seized cars were still in police detention.
▪ His detention period was six months before getting bail from a court.
▪ The court rejects the plea for police detention on the ground of his poor health.
▪ On misbehaving, the teacher kept the student in detention for two hours after school.
▪ She surprised me by asking, have you ever been in detention?
▪ Police denied that the appellant had been assaulted in a period of detention.
▪ He was kept in detention for a week by the police.
‘Detention’ other meanings
got detention= Was taken into custody
preventive detention= The lawful detention of someone by the police.
preventive detention law= Law to detain someone by law
detention period= Period of imprisonment, period of detention.
punitive detention= Penal imprisonment
no detention= No custody
have you ever been in detention= Have you ever been in custody?
detaining= To arrest, take into custody
‘Detention’ Synonyms-antonyms
The synonyms of the word ‘Detention’ are as follows.
| imprisonment |
| custody |
| arrest |
| house arrest |
| confinement |
| captivity |
| restraint |
| quarantine |
| incarceration |
| internment |
| remand |
The antonyms of the word ‘Detention’ are as follows.
| freedom |
| release |
| liberation |
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