detención

Definitions of detención
  1. noun
    the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
    synonyms: arresto
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    confiscación, decomiso, incautación
    the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
  2. noun
    the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
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    brecha, claro, interrupción, intervalo, laguna, paréntesis, pausa
    an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
    aplazamiento, postergación, prorrogación, prórroga
    act of putting off to a future time
    desaceleración, huelga de celo
    the act of slowing down or falling behind
    intervención parlamentaria hecha para impedir que una moción se vote, obstruccionista
    (law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches
    interpolación, interposición
    the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts
    acuartelamiento, altercado
    shouting to interrupt a speech with which you disagree
  3. noun
    the act of stopping something
    synonyms: cesación, parada
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    actividad humana, acto
    something that people do or cause to happen
  4. noun
    an obstruction in a pipe or tube
    synonyms: bloque, colapso, estancamiento, obstrucción, parada, paro
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    tapón
    blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
    bitoque, falsete, soborno, taco, tapón
    a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask
    tampón, támpax
    plug of cotton or other absorbent material; inserted into wound or body cavity to absorb exuded fluids (especially blood)
    espita, grifo
    a plug for a bunghole in a cask
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    impedimento, obstrucción
    any structure that makes progress difficult
  5. noun
    the state of inactivity following an interruption
    synonyms: alto, estancia, parada, paro, represa, suspensión, tope
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    inacción
    the state of being inactive
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