detention

Significat (Anglès)

1. (uncountable) The act of detaining or the state of being detained.
2. (countable, uncountable) A temporary state of custody or confinement.
3. (countable, uncountable) A temporary state of custody or confinement.
4. (countable, uncountable) The bare physical control without the mental element of intention required for possession.

Conceptes

detenció

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custòdia

confiscació

detenci

Sinònims

arrest

confinement

detainment

imprisonment

custody

apprehension

delay

hold

internment

impound

forfeiture

retention

capture

interception

interruption

jail

pinch

quarantine

recapture

reservoir

residence

restrain

restraint

restrict

restriction

seize

sequestration

sluggishness

stagnancy

stagnation

standstill

stasis

stoppage

surveillance

withholding

prison sentence

taking into custody

being kept in

hold a person in custody

stopping a ship

custodial sentence

interception of precipitation

attach

attachment

bind

carry

collar

deadlock

deduction

detain

Traduccions

détention

arrestation

arresto

detenzione

detención

Haft

Arrest

arresto

aanhouding

detenção

arrestatie

Festnahme

hechtenis

κράτηση

Vorenthaltung

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/dɪˈtɛnʃən/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Borrowed from Middle French détention, from Latin detentio, detentionem. Equivalent to detain + -tion.