détention
See also: detention
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin detentio, detentionem. Equivalent to détenir (“to hold, to possess”) + -tion.
Pronunciation
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Noun
détention f (plural détentions)
- (law) detention
- possession, keeping, holding
See also
- détenir
- détenteur
Further reading
- “détention”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.