Associations to the word «Detainment»
Noun
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Wiktionary
DETAINMENT, noun. The condition of being detained; detention
Dictionary definition
DETAINMENT, noun. 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".
Wise words
Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry
and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.