English English Dictionary

forcing someone officially to stay in a place in English:

He forgot to bring his homework, so he got detention.

Tom was given detention for talking during class.

Jim spent 30 days in detention before the real culprit was found.

He was sentenced to two years detention.

I've got an hour's detention.

For my bad behaviour I was held by my teacher in a detention after class.

He was late home again because he was in detention.

everybody is out playing, yet I have to sit in detention

No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.