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De - Pt| English Dictionary: detention' | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Detention \De*ten"tion\, n. [L. detentio: cf. F. d[82]tention. See {Detain}.] 1. The act of detaining or keeping back; a withholding. 2. The state of being detained (stopped or hindered); delay from necessity. 3. Confinement; restraint; custody. The archduke Philip . . . found himself in a sort of honorable detention at Henry's court. --Hallam. | |
