English English Dictionary
- detention in English:
1. imprisonment
Such an offence is punished by a fine and/or imprisonment.
Having been convicted of murder, he was sentenced to life imprisonment.
In many countries, being gay is a cause for imprisonment.
She was sentenced to five years' imprisonment.
During the imprisonment of Sir Thomas a frequent intercourse of letters passed between him and this beloved daughter and when deprived of pen and ink he contrived to write to her with a coal.
English word "detention"(imprisonment) occurs in sets:
słówka week 32. punishment to stay behind after school
English word "detention"(punishment to stay behind after school) occurs in sets:
5th year- education.3. punishment staying after school
English word "detention"(punishment staying after school) occurs in sets:
5th year. Right and wrong4. arrest
They chased the man to arrest him.
We used emergency measures to revive the cardiac arrest patient.
He resisted arrest violently.
Tom was afraid that the police might want to arrest him.
The police arrested Hannah.
house arrest
The suspect was arrested yesterday morning.
fall arrest scaffolds must normally be a maximum of 3.00 m below the unprotected edge;
They were arrested and taken to a police station.
Police raided the store at dawn, arresting six men and seizing hundreds of pirated CDs.
He arrived at his local police station and said, 'Please, arrest me again.'
You're under arrest for riding an ugly horse!
They failed to arrest the company's decline.
The drug is used to arrest the spread of the disease.
No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.
