detainment
detainment
nounDefinition of DETAINMENT
1
an instance or period of being prevented from going about one's business <the returning vacationers' detainment at the border only lasted a few minutes>
Related Words deferment, deferral, postponement; reprieve, respite; foot-dragging, hesitation, lag, pause, setback, slowdown
2
the state of being held in lawful custody <she'll be kept in detainment until the trial if she can't post bail>
Related Words captivity, confinement, internment; apprehension, arrest, arrestment, bust [slang], collar, pinch; capture, entrapment, seizure; enchainment, restraint
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