detention

Noun
  1. A state of being confined (usually for a short time) (synset 114023148)
    "his detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is on hold"; "he is in the custody of police"
    is a type of: confinement - the state of being confined
    same as: custody, detainment, hold
  2. A punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home (synset 101164122)
    "the detention of tardy pupils"
    is a type of: penalisation, penalization, penalty, punishment - the act of punishing

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