Detention
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home
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Senses
Wordset Dictionary
a state of being confined, usually for a short time
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- custody
- plural
- Detentions
- possessive
- Detention's
- pluralpossessive
- Detentions'