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detentionsnounpl. of detention the state of being held in lawful custodyhe's been in detention since the arrest detainers, detainments, holds, immurements, imprisonments, incarcerations captivities, confinements, internmentsapprehensions, arrestments, arrests, busts(slang), collars, pinchescaptures, entrapments, seizuresenchainments, restraints discharges, releases emancipations, freedoms, liberations 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 delays, detainments, holdbacks, holding patterns, holdups, waits deferments, deferrals, postponementsreprieves, respitesfoot-draggings, hesitations, lags, pauses, setbacks, slowdowns hastes, rushesdispatches, promptitudes |