different between detention vs detainment

detention

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French détention, from Latin detentio, detentionem.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /d??t?n??n/

Noun

detention (countable and uncountable, plural detentions)

(uncountable) The act of detaining or the state of being detained.
(countable) A temporary state of custody or confinement, especially of a prisoner awaiting trial, or of a student being punished.
(civil law) The bare physical control without the mental element of intention required for possession.

Derived terms

detention basin
detention home

Related terms

detain

Translations

Danish

Noun

detention c (singular definite detentionen, plural indefinite detentioner)

detention

Declension

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detainment

English

Etymology

detain +? -ment

Noun

detainment (countable and uncountable, plural detainments)

The condition of being detained; detention.

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different between detention vs detainment

detention

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Danish

Noun

Declension

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detainment

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Etymology

Noun

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