Detention | Mean of detention in English Dictionary

/dɪˈtɛnʃən/

• Noun
• the act of keeping someone in a prison or similar place
1. the detention of suspected terrorists
2. detention camps/facilities
3. The jail is only used for brief detentions.
• the state of being kept in a prison or similar place
1. Dozens of protesters were held/kept in detention for six hours. [=were detained for six hours]
• a punishment in which a student is required to stay at school after the rest of the students have left
1. They both got/received three detentions this year.
2. He got detention for being late to class.