detenzione

Meaning

1. (feminine) holding (of a title etc.)
2. (feminine) possession (of drugs etc.)
3. (feminine) detention (law)

Concepts

imprisonment

detention

confinement

custody

detainment

arrest

incarceration

custodial sentence

captivity

deliverance

habeas corpus

internment

immurement

prison sentence

Synonyms

carcerazione

arresto

imprigionamento

reclusione

carcere

prigionia

confinamento

carceramento

incarcerazione

incarceramento

pena detentiva

aresto

prigione

cattività

Translations

détention

detención

encarcelamiento

arresto

emprisonnement

Haft

detenció

🛑

empresonament

arrestation

Verhaftung

detenção

opsluiting

Knast

Hyphenated as

de‧ten‧zió‧ne

Pronounced as (IPA)

/de.tenˈt͡sjo.ne/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dētentiōnem. By surface analysis, detenere + -zione.