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    [Noun]  | "de*ten*tion" | \ di-ˈten-chən \


    1: the act or fact of detaining or holding back; especially : a holding in custody

    2: the state of being detained; especially : a period of temporary custody prior to disposition by a court


    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English detencion, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin detention-, detentio, from detinēre to detain;

    [Noun]  | "detention home" 


    1: a house of detention for juvenile delinquents usually under the supervision of a juvenile court


    Origin: circa 1930 ;

    [Noun]  | "detention center" 


    1: a place where people who have entered a country illegally are kept for a period of time

    2: a place where people who have committed crimes are kept as punishment

    [Idiom]  | "in detention" 


    1: in a prison or similar place

    [Noun]  | "detention" 


    1: the state of being held in lawful custody;


      * e.g., " ... he's been in detention since the arrest "





    2: an instance or period of being prevented from going about one's business;


      * e.g., " ... the detention at the airport security checkpoint was brief, but because he was running late, it caused him to miss his flight "



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     [ "detention" ]

    1: A place where you get sent when a teacher notices something bad or inappropriated. The best way to get one is to chew gum.

      * e.g.,  ... Kyle: Yo David. I just got a detention from Miss Hoffman for chewing gum. So I gave her the finger and got another one. 

     [ "detention" ]

    1: A stupid way teachers try to teach you a lesson...by the way, it doesn't work!

      * e.g.,  ... Teacher: Hey you just got yourself a detention. 

     [ "detention" ]

    1: When you did nothing wrong but the demons (techers) still torture you

      * e.g.,  ... Teacher: You got detention 

     [ "detention" ]

    1: -a room where you sit in when a teacher wants you to "think about what youve done"

      * e.g.,  ... "I got detention for gum again" 


     [ "detention" ]

    2: -where most people get sent to for tardies and gum

     [ "detention" ]

    1: What students hate to get but kinky adults love to play.

      * e.g.,  ... 6th grade history class: Teacher - is that gum you are chewing? DETENTION!!!. Student - (fuuuccckkkk). On a date: Girl - I have a school costume. Guy - (oh my god..) You are getting detention tonight! Girl - Panties get wet. 

     [ "detention" ]

    1: a place 99999999% (students) the population hates, and 0.0000001% (teachers) like.

      * e.g.,  ... I got detention for saying yes. 

     [ "detention" ]

    1: It's not good at all. Some detentions can vary depending on what you did. For example if you told the principle to go to hell that is a full day. If you simply had your phone out in class then its a lunch detention. Full day detention are way worse. 2 restroom breaks, not allowed to go to the cafeteria to get your lunch ( the teachers get it for you) and your teachers send ALL the work you have to do down to detention in my school. Worst of all if you don't get it done, congraluations you just got 2 to 3 hours of homework. After school detentions are the worst. You are held in school after everyone has left. Ive only got lunch detentions. its where you get your lunch then go to detention.

      * e.g.,  ... To basically sum it all up if you want to be with your friends, go home, or not have a whole ton of homework dont get a detention. 

     [ "detention" ]

    1: The worst thing to come out of America's education system. A waste of a perfectly good hour where your basic rights to go places is taken away for an hour. Also prevents socializing if you live in Bronxville where almost every detention is at lunch

      * e.g.,  ... Garcia: Lindsay is such a stupid whore 

     [ "detention" ]

    1: an annoying ass place you go to when your teachers dont like you or your just plain out reterted

      * e.g.,  ... justin, u have detention 

     [ "Detention" ]

    1: A place where in my case I catch up on sleep.

      * e.g.,  ... Ms Smith gave me a Detention for being late. But she should know by now its not gonna make me learn from my mistake its gonna make me hate her a HELL of a lot more. 

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