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detention

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﹒The action of detaining someone or the state of being detained in official custody.

﹒A form of punishment in which a student is required to stay at school after hours.

Examples

﹒The student had to serve detention after being caught talking during the exam.

﹒The suspect was held in police detention while the investigation continued.

﹒Many schools use after-school detention as a way to discipline students for minor infractions.

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