Words with a similar base: detention

'detention'
[detention.n.01] as in: a state of being confined (usually for a short time)


Examples:
his detention was politically motivated
the prisoner is on hold
he is in the custody of police



'detention'
[detention.n.02] as in: a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home


Examples:
the detention of tardy pupils



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