Detention can be categorized as a noun.
Noun |
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| detention - a state of being confined (usually for a short time); "his detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is on hold"; "he is in the custody of police" | ||
| detention - a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home; "the detention of tardy pupils" |
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| 1. | noun | His detention was politically motivated. | |
| 2. | noun | The detention of tardy pupils. | |
| 3. | noun | The letter bombs were sent in connection with the detention of the blind sheik Abdel Rahman and those responsible for the earlier World Trade Center bombing in 1993. | |
| 4. | noun | Tom was given detention for talking during class. | |
| 5. | noun | No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile. | |
| 6. | noun | He was given a detention for being out after curfew. | |
| 7. | noun | He forgot to bring his homework, so he got detention. | |
| 8. | noun | Tom is in detention. | |
| 9. | noun | Since it was the first time we arrived late at school, our teacher didn't give us detention. | |
| 10. | noun | I escaped from the detention center. | |
| 11. | noun | You just bought yourself another day of detention. | |
| 12. | noun | During his detention, Tom spent several months in the hole. | |
| 13. | noun | Tom and John concocted a plan to escape from the detention camp. | |
| 14. | noun | Tom was given detention for passing notes in class. | |
| 15. | noun | I'm in detention. |
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| His detention was politically motivated. |
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| The detention of tardy pupils. |
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| The letter bombs were sent in connection with the detention of the blind sheik Abdel Rahman and those responsible for the earlier World Trade Center bombing in 1993. |
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| Tom was given detention for talking during class. | |
| No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile. | |
| He was given a detention for being out after curfew. | |
| He forgot to bring his homework, so he got detention. | |
| Tom is in detention. | |
| Since it was the first time we arrived late at school, our teacher didn't give us detention. | |
| I escaped from the detention center. | |
| You just bought yourself another day of detention. | |
| During his detention, Tom spent several months in the hole. | |
| Tom and John concocted a plan to escape from the detention camp. | |
| Tom was given detention for passing notes in class. | |
| I'm in detention. | |