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The meaning of DETAIN is to hold or keep in or as if in custody. How to use detain in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Detain.
to force someone officially to stay in a place: A suspect has been detained by the police for questioning. Several of the injured were detained overnight in hospital. to delay someone for a short length of time: be unavoidably detained I'm sorry I'm late - I was unavoidably detained. detain someone at His/Her Majesty's pleasure law UK specialized.
DETENTION definition: 1. the act of officially detaining someone: 2. a form of punishment in which children are made to…. Learn more.
tr.v. de·tained, de·tain·ing, de·tains. 1. To keep from proceeding; delay or retard: Our friends were detained by heavy traffic. 2. To keep in custody or confinement: The police detained several suspects for questioning. 3. Archaic To retain or withhold (payment or property, for example).
Detainment definition: the condition of being under restraint or in custody; imprisonment. See examples of DETAINMENT used in a sentence.
verb. to delay; hold back; stop. to confine or hold in custody; restrain. archaic. to retain or withhold. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012. Discover More. Derived Forms. deˈtainment, noun.
detainment. Other forms: detainments. Definitions of detainment. noun. a state of being confined (usually for a short time) synonyms: custody, detention, hold. see more.
