detención — meaning in English
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English meaning
- arrest verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
- detention noun The state of being held in official custody, especially while awaiting trial.
- standstill noun A complete stop; a state where nothing is moving or progressing.
Senses
detención is used for these senses in English:
- arrest A confinement, detention, as after an arrest.
- detention (law) Confinement of a prisoner awaiting trial.
- detention (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.
- standstill Complete immobility; a halt.
arrest — full definition
- verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
- verb To stop or slow down a process or movement.
- noun The act of taking someone into legal custody.
detention — full definition
- noun The state of being held in official custody, especially while awaiting trial.
- noun A school punishment requiring a student to stay behind after hours.