détention

See also: detention

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin detentio, detentionem. Equivalent to détenir (“to hold, to possess”) +‎ -tion.

Pronunciation

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Noun

détention f (plural détentions)

(law) detention
possession, keeping, holding

See also

Further reading

“détention” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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