1. Noun
The act of detaining or keeping back; a withholding.
2. Noun
The state of being detained (stopped or hindered); delay from necessity.
3. Noun
Confinement; restraint; custody.
4. Noun
a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home; "the detention of tardy pupils"
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