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detentionnoun the state of being held in lawful custodyhe's been in detention since the arrest detainer, detainment, hold, immurement, imprisonment, incarceration captivity, confinement, internmentapprehension, arrest, arrestment, bust(slang), collar, pinchcapture, entrapment, seizureenchainment, restraint discharge, release emancipation, freedom, liberation an instance or period of being prevented from going about one's businessthe detention at the airport security checkpoint was brief, but because he was running late, it caused him to miss his flight delay, detainment, holdback, holding pattern, holdup, wait deferment, deferral, postponementreprieve, respitefoot-dragging, hesitation, lag, pause, setback, slowdown haste, rushdispatch, promptitude, promptness in the 15th century |