Detention
noun
The state of being kept in a place, especially a prison, and not being allowed to leave.
He was held in detention without trial for many years.
Often appears as...
- held in detention
- military detention
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Formal
noun
A punishment in which a student is made to stay at school after the others have gone home.
For talking in class, you will receive a detention.
Often appears as...
- school detention
- get detention
noun
The act of preventing someone from leaving a place.
The unlawful detention of political prisoners is a serious offense.
Often appears as...
- unlawful detention
- detention order
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Formal
Legal
noun
The state of being kept in a place, especially a prison, and not being allowed to leave.
He was held in detention without trial for many years.
Often appears as...
- held in detention
- military detention
Usage tips
Formal
noun
A punishment in which a student is made to stay at school after the others have gone home.
For talking in class, you will receive a detention.
Often appears as...
- school detention
- get detention
noun
The act of preventing someone from leaving a place.
The unlawful detention of political prisoners is a serious offense.
Often appears as...
- unlawful detention
- detention order
Usage tips
Formal
Legal
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Forced Confinement
Refers to being confined against your will, usually in institutions like prisons.
Detainees were led to their cells for indefinite detention.
Pro Tip 2/3Legal Process
Often implies a legal situation where freedom is restricted by authority.
His lawyer argued that the detention was illegal.
Pro Tip 3/3Severe Restriction
Suggests a strict and possibly harsh restriction of movement or freedom.
The regime's use of detention silenced dissent.
Pro Tip 1/3Forced Confinement
Refers to being confined against your will, usually in institutions like prisons.
Detainees were led to their cells for indefinite detention.
Pro Tip 2/3Legal Process
Often implies a legal situation where freedom is restricted by authority.
His lawyer argued that the detention was illegal.
Pro Tip 3/3Severe Restriction
Suggests a strict and possibly harsh restriction of movement or freedom.
The regime's use of detention silenced dissent.
Pro Tip 1/3Forced Confinement
Refers to being confined against your will, usually in institutions like prisons.
Detainees were led to their cells for indefinite detention.
Pro Tip 2/3Legal Process
Often implies a legal situation where freedom is restricted by authority.
His lawyer argued that the detention was illegal.
Pro Tip 3/3Severe Restriction
Suggests a strict and possibly harsh restriction of movement or freedom.
The regime's use of detention silenced dissent.
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Erika Pinheiro: What's...
many in remote detention facilities, far from any type of legal help. And this is very important. Because it's civil and not criminal detention, there is no public defender system, so most detained immigrants are not going to have an attorney to help them with their cases. An immigrant who has an attorney
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The fundamental right to...
make it easy for you to take a stand when there's a law that's worth opposing or a law that's worth supporting or a policy that needs oversight. If you have a phone, you can do something, and if you want to do more, you can. I will tell you that if you see one of these detention centers along the border
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The "opportunity gap" in...
working in a detention center basement. It's Can schools save more of our students? Because I think we have the answer to that -- and it's yes they can, if we save our schools first. We can start by caring about the education of other people's children
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Ugly History: Japanese...
to "Camp Harmony" in Puyallup, Washington. This was one of several makeshift detention centers at former fairgrounds and racetracks, where entire families were packed into poorly converted stables and barracks. Over the ensuing months,
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"Redemption Song" PIPE John...
We've met a lot of people. And we've seen that redemption and transformation can happen in our prisons, our jails and our immigration detention centers, giving hope to those who want to create a better life after serving their time.
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Can we improve prison...
happened that changed the course of my life I had the opportunity to learn a little bit more about those we lock up in the various police cells and the various detention centers and prisons in this country and by the way there are
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Adorable Tamarins Face...
Kaname yes Oh Kaka bond o con la casa o TT y por eso tenemos que para hacer la boca tan peligro detention it's a story repeated throughout the forests of South America in the past few years deforestation rates have increased
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What I learned as a...
Guard B stopped by my room to say goodbye, because she was leaving the detention center. She made sure that no one watched us, no one heard us, and quietly said, "I hope you get better and go back to your family soon."
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How I help people...
who sent me to speech and drama club instead of to detention, or my sister who paid part of my college expenses, or my mom, who simply gave me everything.
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For Syrian Refugees, He...
in this small lifetime I have been arrested frequently I have been in five different detention places
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Erika Pinheiro: What's...
many in remote detention facilities, far from any type of legal help. And this is very important. Because it's civil and not criminal detention, there is no public defender system, so most detained immigrants are not going to have an attorney to help them with their cases. An immigrant who has an attorney
Video examples
The fundamental right to...
make it easy for you to take a stand when there's a law that's worth opposing or a law that's worth supporting or a policy that needs oversight. If you have a phone, you can do something, and if you want to do more, you can. I will tell you that if you see one of these detention centers along the border
Video examples
The "opportunity gap" in...
working in a detention center basement. It's Can schools save more of our students? Because I think we have the answer to that -- and it's yes they can, if we save our schools first. We can start by caring about the education of other people's children
Video examples
Ugly History: Japanese...
to "Camp Harmony" in Puyallup, Washington. This was one of several makeshift detention centers at former fairgrounds and racetracks, where entire families were packed into poorly converted stables and barracks. Over the ensuing months,
Video examples
"Redemption Song" PIPE John...
We've met a lot of people. And we've seen that redemption and transformation can happen in our prisons, our jails and our immigration detention centers, giving hope to those who want to create a better life after serving their time.
Video examples
Can we improve prison...
happened that changed the course of my life I had the opportunity to learn a little bit more about those we lock up in the various police cells and the various detention centers and prisons in this country and by the way there are
Video examples
Adorable Tamarins Face...
Kaname yes Oh Kaka bond o con la casa o TT y por eso tenemos que para hacer la boca tan peligro detention it's a story repeated throughout the forests of South America in the past few years deforestation rates have increased
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What I learned as a...
Guard B stopped by my room to say goodbye, because she was leaving the detention center. She made sure that no one watched us, no one heard us, and quietly said, "I hope you get better and go back to your family soon."
Video examples
How I help people...
who sent me to speech and drama club instead of to detention, or my sister who paid part of my college expenses, or my mom, who simply gave me everything.
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For Syrian Refugees, He...
in this small lifetime I have been arrested frequently I have been in five different detention places
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Mark Lanegan
American Musician
I was listening to punk rock in the '70s as a young kid, but all by myself; I never met anyone that listened to that kind of music. Just by chance, I was in detention, and one of the guys in the class was Van Conner... I started talking to him and found out that we listened to some of the same music.
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Esther McVey
British Politician
What does a teacher do in a school? A teacher would tell you off or give you lines or whatever it is, detentions, but at the same times, they are wanting your best interests at heart. They are teaching you, they are educating you, but at the same time, they will also have the ability to sanction you.
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Kamala Harris
American Vice President
I was standing on a ladder outside the Homestead juvenile immigrant detention center outside Miami, looking over the fence, and I saw children lined up like prisoners. They had been separated from their families and put in this private detention facility. It was horrible.
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Bud Luckey
American Artist
I used to draw cartoons of my teachers which used to get passed around the class and I'd always wind up getting caught which often meant detention. But they sometimes said the drawings were good!
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Adam Rapp
American Novelist
I would hope that the staffs at juvenile detention centers and reform schools are carefully chosen so that there is a community of support and hope.
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Maggie Grace
American Actress
I used to trip over my legs and get detention for my too-short shorts because none fit. I still trip, but now I like to show them off.
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Ivan Moody
American Musician
I first heard Pantera after getting out of a detention center as a kid.
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Najib Razak
Malaysian Politician
Detention without trial is history in Malaysia.
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Benjamin Wittes
American Journalist
I defend non-criminal detention.
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Jake Lloyd
American Actor
I was in detention a lot.
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Mark Lanegan
American Musician
I was listening to punk rock in the '70s as a young kid, but all by myself; I never met anyone that listened to that kind of music. Just by chance, I was in detention, and one of the guys in the class was Van Conner... I started talking to him and found out that we listened to some of the same music.
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Esther McVey
British Politician
What does a teacher do in a school? A teacher would tell you off or give you lines or whatever it is, detentions, but at the same times, they are wanting your best interests at heart. They are teaching you, they are educating you, but at the same time, they will also have the ability to sanction you.
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Kamala Harris
American Vice President
I was standing on a ladder outside the Homestead juvenile immigrant detention center outside Miami, looking over the fence, and I saw children lined up like prisoners. They had been separated from their families and put in this private detention facility. It was horrible.
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Bud Luckey
American Artist
I used to draw cartoons of my teachers which used to get passed around the class and I'd always wind up getting caught which often meant detention. But they sometimes said the drawings were good!
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Adam Rapp
American Novelist
I would hope that the staffs at juvenile detention centers and reform schools are carefully chosen so that there is a community of support and hope.
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Maggie Grace
American Actress
I used to trip over my legs and get detention for my too-short shorts because none fit. I still trip, but now I like to show them off.
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Ivan Moody
American Musician
I first heard Pantera after getting out of a detention center as a kid.
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Najib Razak
Malaysian Politician
Detention without trial is history in Malaysia.
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Benjamin Wittes
American Journalist
I defend non-criminal detention.
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Jake Lloyd
American Actor
I was in detention a lot.
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