detention home
- n an institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court)
detention house
- n an institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court)
detention
- n a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
his detention was politically motivated - n a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home
the detention of tardy pupils
detention basin
- n a storage site (such as a small reservoir) that delays the flow of water downstream