detention definition school
âº the âact or âcondition of being officially âforced to âstay in a âplace: [U] He âclaimed that his detention by the âauthorities was âunlawful. âº Detention is also a âpunishment in which a âstudent must âremain in âschool for a âshort âtime after âclasses have âended for the âday. (Definition of detention from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary Â© Cambridge University Press).