- the act of detaining.
- the state of being detained.
- maintenance of a person in custody or confinement, especially while awaiting a court decision.
- the withholding of what belongs to or is claimed by another.
- of or relating to detention or used to detain: the detention room of a police station.
- the act of detaining or state of being detained
- custody or confinement, esp of a suspect awaiting trial
- (as modifier)
- a form of punishment in which a pupil is detained after school
- the withholding of something belonging to or claimed by another
