detention in Russian
detention in Russian is аре́ст, задержа́ние, содержа́ние под стра́жей — detention means the state of being held in official custody, especially while awaiting trial.
detention in Russian
аре́ст
Pronounced: arest
(uncountable) The act of detaining or the state of being detained.
задержа́ние
Pronounced: zaderzhaniye
(uncountable) The act of detaining or the state of being detained.
аре́ст
Pronounced: arest
(law) Confinement of a prisoner awaiting trial.
содержа́ние под стра́жей
Pronounced: soderzhaniye pod strazhey
(law) Confinement of a prisoner awaiting trial.
оставле́ние
Pronounced: ostavleniye
(pedagogy) A punishment given to a student for a minor infraction, typically requiring the student to report to a designated room during recess or outside of school hours to work on homework or perform busywork.
What does "detention" mean?
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noun The state of being held in official custody, especially while awaiting trial.
"The suspect remained in detention while police gathered more evidence."
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noun A school punishment requiring a student to stay behind after hours.
"Tom has detention on Thursday because he forgot his homework again."
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detention in a sentence
- The suspect remained in detention while police gathered more evidence.
- Human rights groups criticised the long detention of people who had not been charged.
- Tom has detention on Thursday because he forgot his homework again.
- Our teacher gave the whole class detention after the noisy lesson.
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What is "detention" in Russian?
"detention" in Russian is аре́ст, задержа́ние, содержа́ние под стра́жей. detention means: The state of being held in official custody, especially while awaiting trial.
How do you pronounce аре́ст?
"detention" in Russian is аре́ст, pronounced "arest".
How do you use "detention" in a sentence?
Example: "The suspect remained in detention while police gathered more evidence." In Russian, "detention" is аре́ст, задержа́ние, содержа́ние под стра́жей.
Are there other ways to say "detention" in Russian?
Yes — Russian has 4 translations listed for "detention": аре́ст, задержа́ние, содержа́ние под стра́жей, оставле́ние.
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