Associations to the word «Detainment»

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

A word carries far, very far, deals destruction through time as the bullets go flying through space.
Joseph Conrad