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De*ten"tion (?), n. [L.
detentio: cf. F. détention. See Detain.]
1. The act of detaining or keeping back; a
withholding.
2. The state of being detained (stopped or
hindered); delay from necessity.
3. Confinement; restraint; custody.
The archduke Philip . . . found himself in a sort of
honorable detention at Henry's court.
Hallam.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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