detention

/di'tenʃn/

Thân thiện

A student sits quietly in detention after school.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A form of punishment where a student is required to remain at school after regular hours: The act of keeping a student at school as a disciplinary measure, typically for misbehavior or tardiness.
   • The act of detaining or the state of being detained; confinement, especially for a short period: The action of holding someone in official custody, often for questioning or investigation, or the condition of being held.

Examples of Usage

• As a punishment in school:

  • He received detention for talking back to the teacher.
  • The school's policy is to give detention to students who are late three times.

• As confinement or custody:

  • The suspect was held in detention for 48 hours without charge.
  • The prolonged detention of political prisoners was condemned by human rights groups.

Advanced Usage

• "Preventive detention": The imprisonment of a person without trial, usually to prevent them from committing a crime or because they are considered a threat.

  • The controversial law allowed for the preventive detention of suspected terrorists.

• "Immigration detention": The policy of holding individuals who are subject to immigration control in custody while their status is determined or deportation is arranged.

  • The report criticized the conditions in the immigration detention center.

Variants and Related Words

• Detain (verb): To keep someone in official custody; to keep someone from proceeding.

  • The police detained the driver for speeding.

• Detainee (noun): A person held in custody, especially for political reasons.

  • The Red Cross visited the detainees in the camp.

Synonyms

• Confinement: The state of being imprisoned or confined.
• Custody: The protective care or guardianship of someone, especially by the state.
• Incarceration: The state of being confined in prison; imprisonment.
• Punishment (in school context): A penalty inflicted for an offense.

Related Phrases

• To be in detention: To be serving a detention punishment or to be held in custody.

  • She is in detention this afternoon for skipping class.

• Detention center/facility: A place where individuals are held in detention.

  • The juvenile detention center focuses on rehabilitation.

Related Idioms

• "Detention without trial": A situation where a person is imprisoned without being found guilty by a court of law.
  • The practice of detention without trial is a serious human rights concern.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home
   • the detention of tardy pupils
2. a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
   • his detention was politically motivated
   • the prisoner is on hold
   • he is in the custody of police

Từ đồng nghĩa

• detainment
• hold
• custody