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Detention

British pronunciation/dɪtˈɛnʃən/
American pronunciation/dɪˈtɛnʃən/
Detention
[NOUN]
1

a state of being confined (usually for a short time)

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2

a type of punishment for students who have done something wrong and as a result, they cannot go home at the same time as others

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Examples
1She got a detention for talking during class.
2The teenager was caught playing hooky from school and was given detention as a punishment.
3Oh sure, our science teacher is a real barrel of fun, especially when he's the detention monitor.
4Why do you have detention?
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