detention (n)

n01161635

type n
lex_filenum 04
def a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home
examples the detention of tardy pupils
Outgoing links
Hypernym punishment, penalty, penalization, penalisation
Derivationally related form detention → detain
Incoming links
Hyponym punishment, penalty, penalization, penalisation
Derivationally related form detain → detention

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