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detention [dɪ'ten(t)ʃ(ə)n] n
gen. Arrest m; Festnahme f; Vorenthaltung f; Gewahrsam Haft
busin. Aufenthalt m; Verzögerung f; Zurückhaltung einer Ware
econ. Aufhaltung f; Vorenthaltung f (z.B. Lohn)
immigr. Abschiebungshaft m
int. law., transp., nautic. Zurückhalten
law Haft f; Haftstrafe f; Gewahrsamsnahme f; Verhaftung f; Zurückhaltung f
law, immigr. Inhaftnahme f; Gewahrsam m
detentions n
gen. Vorenthaltungen n
detention [dɪ'tent(ə)n] v
ed. Nachsitzen
law Festhalten (i.S. von Hindern am Weggehen)
 English thesaurus
detention [dɪ'ten(t)ʃ(ə)n] n
law being retained in custody; When a person is temporarily locked up until the court makes a final decision
mil., abbr. det; detn
mil., logist. The act of holding in custody for lawful purposes such as prosecution, maintenance of public safety, or pursuant to legal order. (FRA)
detention: 158 phrases in 26 subjects
Agriculture1
American usage, not spelling1
British usage, not spelling1
Business1
Chemistry1
Construction4
Criminal law6
Economy6
Education3
Environment1
Finances1
Fish farming pisciculture1
Foreign trade4
General32
Human rights activism7
Immigration and citizenship9
Informal1
International law2
Law44
Life sciences9
Natural resourses and wildlife conservation10
Physics1
Private international law2
Taxes2
Transport7
United Nations1

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