détention

Definitions of détention
  1. noun
    a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
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    type of:
    emprisonnement
    the state of being confined
  2. noun
    the state of being confined
    synonyms: emprisonnement
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    types:
    limitation
    the state of being physically constrained
    captivité
    the state of being imprisoned
    type of:
    sujétion
    forced submission to control by others
  3. noun
    the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them
    synonyms: emprisonnement, réclusion
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    types:
    emprisonnement
    the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
    emprisonnement
    the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
    arrestation, détentation
    holding by the police
    type of:
    limitation, restriction
    the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
  4. noun
    the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
    synonyms: emprisonnement
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    types:
    arrestation, détentation
    holding by the police
    type of:
    emprisonnement, réclusion
    the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them
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