Detention

/dɪˈtenʃən/ noun

Definition

punishment involving confinement or being held back

Etymology

from Latin 'detentio' meaning a holding back

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Detention DETAINS you - it's right there in the name!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እስራት
ehs-rah-t
ARالعربية
احتجاز
iḥtijāz
BNবাংলা
আটক
aṭak
CACatalà
detenció
deh-ten-see-oh
CSČeština
zadržení
zah-dreh-zhee
DADansk
fængsling
feng-sling
DEDeutsch
Inhaftierung
in-hahf-teh-reeng
ELΕλληνικά
κράτηση
krátisi
ESEspañol
detención
deh-ten-see-ohn
FAفارسی
بازداشت
bāzdāsht
FISuomi
pidätys
pee-dah-tys
FRFrançais
détention
deh-ten-see-ohn
GUGU
કેદ
keh-d
HAHA
gina
gee-nah
HEעברית
מעצר
ma-atzar
HIहिन्दी
निरोध
nirōdh
HUMagyar
elzárás
ehl-zah-rahsh
IDBahasa Indonesia
penahanan
peh-nah-hah-nahn
IGIG
nkọkụ
n-koh-koo
ITItaliano
detenzione
deh-ten-see-oh-neh
JA日本語
拘留
kōryū
KKKK
тұтқындау
too-tkyhn-dah-oo
KMKM
ការចាប់ខ្លួន
kah-chahp-khluen
KO한국어
구금
gu-geum
MRMR
ताब्यात
tah-byat
MSBahasa Melayu
penahanan
peh-nah-hah-nahn
MYမြန်မာ
အကျဉ်းထောင်
ah-kyin-thaung
NLNederlands
gevangenschap
kheh-vahng-ehn-skhahp
NONorsk
fengsling
feng-sling
PAPA
ਕੈਦ
kay-d
PLPolski
zatrzymanie
zah-treh-zmah-nee-eh
PTPortuguês
detenção
deh-ten-sah-oo
RORomână
deținere
deh-tsee-neh-reh
RUРусский
задержание
zah-dehr-zah-nee-eh
SVSvenska
förvaring
fohr-vah-reeng
SWKiswahili
kizuizi
kee-zoo-ee-zee
TAதமிழ்
தடுப்பு
taṭuppu
TEతెలుగు
నిర్బంధం
nirbandhaṁ
THไทย
การกักขัง
gahn-gahk-khang
TLTL
pagkakulong
pahg-kah-koo-lohng
TRTürkçe
tutukluluk
too-too-klu-luk
UKУкраїнська
ув'язнення
oo-vyahz-neh-nyah
URاردو
حکومتی نظربندی
hukūmatī nazirbandī
VITiếng Việt
giam giữ
zahm-gee-yoo
YOYO
ìpàdé
ee-pah-deh
ZH中文
拘留
jū liú
ZUZU
ukukhathazeka
oo-koo-kah-thah-zeh-kah

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