noun🔗ShareThe act of detaining or the state of being detained.""After the food fight in the cafeteria, many students received detentions." "lawpolicegovernmenteducationactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA temporary state of custody or confinement, especially of a prisoner awaiting trial, or of a student being punished."After several instances of disruptive behavior in class, the student received multiple detentions. "laweducationpoliceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe bare physical control without the mental element of intention required for possession."The museum's detentions of the recovered artifacts were temporary, simply holding them for the police to investigate their origins and rightful ownership. "lawpoliceactionrightChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
