detainment

Noun

Meaning

Detention.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

hold custody detention holding prison possession delay arrest wait pen imprisonment restriction captivity retention collar
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Antonyms

hand advantage independence freedom panic dash
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Hypernyms

confinement

Examples

his detention was politically motivated Source: Internet

the prisoner is on hold Source: Internet

he is in the custody of police Source: Internet

As with the comic series, she’s caught in the crosshairs as Batman and the Joker battle it out, with her involvement ultimately leading to her detainment at Belle Reve Federal Penitentiary. Source: Internet

Civil and legal protections A writ of habeas corpus is a legal action against unlawful detainment that commands a law enforcement agency or other body that has a person in custody to have a court inquire into the legality of the detention. Source: Internet

After the Bolsheviks took power in October, conditions of detainment became harsher for the royal family. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

detainer detaining detainingly detangle detangler detank