detention
de|ten|tion /dɪt'enʃən/ (detentions)
1 [N-UNCOUNT] also N in pl
Detention is when someone is arrested or put into prison, especially for political reasons.
...the detention without trial of government critics...
2 [N-VAR]
Detention is a punishment for naughty schoolchildren, who are made to stay at school after the other children have gone home.
The teacher kept the boys in detention after school.de|ten|tion cen|tre (detention centres)
in AM, use detention center
[N-COUNT]
A detention centre is a sort of prison, for example a place where people who have entered a country illegally are kept while a decision is made about what to do with them.
1 [N-UNCOUNT] also N in pl
Detention is when someone is arrested or put into prison, especially for political reasons.
...the detention without trial of government critics...
2 [N-VAR]
Detention is a punishment for naughty schoolchildren, who are made to stay at school after the other children have gone home.
The teacher kept the boys in detention after school.de|ten|tion cen|tre (detention centres)
in AM, use detention center
[N-COUNT]
A detention centre is a sort of prison, for example a place where people who have entered a country illegally are kept while a decision is made about what to do with them.