noun🔗ShareDetención, retenciónThe act of detaining or the state of being detained.""After the food fight in the cafeteria, many students received detentions." "Después de la pelea de comida en la cafetería, muchos estudiantes recibieron detenciones.lawpolicegovernmenteducationactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDetención, retenciónA 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. "Después de varios incidentes de comportamiento disruptivo en clase, el estudiante recibió múltiples detenciones.laweducationpoliceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDetenciónThe 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. "Las detenciones temporales de los artefactos recuperados por el museo fueron temporales, simplemente para retenerlos mientras la policía investigaba sus orígenes y su legítima propiedad.lawpoliceactionrightChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading