détention

See also: detention

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin detentiōnem. Equivalent to détenir (“to hold, to possess”) +‎ -tion.

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Noun

détention f (plural détentions)

  1. (law) detention
  2. possession, keeping, holding

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