- the act of detaching.
- the condition of being detached.
- aloofness, as from worldly affairs or from the concerns of others.
- freedom from prejudice or partiality.
- the act of sending out a detached force of troops or naval ships.
- the body of troops or ships so detached.
- indifference to other people or to one's surroundings; aloofness
- freedom from self-interest or bias; disinterest
- the act of disengaging or separating something
- the condition of being disengaged or separated; disconnection
- military
- the separation of a small unit from its main body, esp of ships or troops
- the unit so detached
- a branch office of a police force
- the rule whereby the consequent of a true conditional statement, given the truth of its antecedent, may be asserted on its own
