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13 short excerpts of Wiktionnary (A collaborative project to produce a free-content dictionary.)

— English words —

• detention n. (Uncountable) The act of detaining or the state of being detained.
• detention n. (Countable) A temporary state of custody or confinement.
• detention n. (Civil law) The bare physical control without the mental element of intention required for possession.

— Foreign word, define in English —

• Danish
  • detention n. Detention.

— English words, defined in German —

• detention S. Haft, Gewahrsam.
• detention S. Nachsitzen (Schule).
• detention S. Verzögerung (übertragen).

— English words, defined in French —

• detention n. Détention.
• detention n. Arrestation.

— English word, defined in Spanish —

• detention s. Detención.

— In French —

• détention n.f. (Droit) Action de détenir une chose sans en être ni s’en…
• détention n.f. (Prison) État d’une personne détenue, emprisonnée.
• détention n.f. (Droit criminel) Peine afflictive et infamante, consistant…

26 English words from 4 English definitions

act bare being Civil Civil␣law confinement control Countable custody detained detaining Detention element for intention law mental physical possession required state state␣of␣being temporary the Uncountable without

11 English words from 9 foreign definitions

Action afflictive Arrestation chose consistant Droit Haft Peine Prison sans Schule

17 foreign words from 9 foreign definitions

criminel Detención détenir Détention détenue emprisonnée en␣être État être Gewahrsam infamante Nachsitzen Peine␣afflictive personne übertragen une Verzögerung

13 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

detentions detention␣cell detention␣home detention␣basin detention␣cells detention␣homes detention␣basins detention␣centre detention␣centres detention␣officer detention␣warrant detention␣officers detention␣warrants

5 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

redetentions youth␣detention␣center youth␣detention␣centre youth␣detention␣centers youth␣detention␣centres

5 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

redetention nondetention predetention house␣of␣detention mandatory␣detention

22 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

det Det DET det. Det. Dete detent ent ENT -ent ent- ion Ion -ion ten TEN tent tent. tio Tio tion -tion

12 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ITN net Net NET .NET NOI noit OIt OIT ted Ted TED

3 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

detentions edentation tendonites

3 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

detection detension retention

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