noun🔗ShareDétention, emprisonnementThe act of detaining or the state of being detained.""After the food fight in the cafeteria, many students received detentions." "Après la bataille de nourriture à la cafétéria, de nombreux élèves ont reçu des retenues.lawpolicegovernmenteducationactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDétention, garde à vue, retenueA 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. "Après plusieurs incidents de comportement perturbateur en classe, l'élève a reçu de multiples retenues.laweducationpoliceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDétentionThe 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. "Les détentions temporaires des artefacts récupérés par le musée visaient simplement à les conserver le temps que la police enquête sur leur origine et leur propriété légitime.lawpoliceactionrightChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading