Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word The act of holding someone back, especially temporarily, often as a form of punishment or a legal measure.
Detention
/dɪˈtenʃən/Synonyms:
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Examples:
Her detention will have answered its purpose."
He was placed in detention for breaking the rules.
Detention after school seemed to last forever.
Etymology:
The word detention comes from the Middle French detencion, derived from Latin detentionem, the action of detaining, from detinere, which means to hold back or withhold.
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