détention

See also: detention

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

détention f (plural détentions)

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

See also

• détenir
• détenteur

Further reading

• “détention”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.