noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ arbitrary
▪
Opponents of the regime had been subject to arbitrary ~.
▪ pretrial
▪ indefinite
▪
If found guilty, she could face indefinite ~.
▪ illegal
▪ incommunicado ( esp. AmE )
▪ preventive
▪
Suspects were placed in preventive ~.
▪ military
VERB + DETENTION
▪ be in , remain in
▪
147 of the illegal immigrants remain in ~.
▪ hold sb in , place sb in , sentence sb to
▪
He was held in ~ from 1991 to 2001.
▪
They were sentenced to 12 months' ~.
▪ authorize
▪
Only Congress can authorize such ~s.
▪ be subject to , face
▪ receive
▪ release sb from
▪ challenge
▪
Prisoners have the right to challenge their ~s.
▪ serve
▪
Lawyers argued that she should be allowed to serve her ~ in her home country.
▪ give
▪
Any student caught smoking would be given ~ immediately.
▪ be sent to ( AmE ), go to ( AmE ), have
▪
My first day of school, and I have ~.
DETENTION + NOUN
▪ camp , centre/center , facility
▪ area , cell , hall , room
▪ operations ( esp. AmE )
▪ policy
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
She spent 18 years in ~.
▪ under ~
▪
He made the confession while under ~.
PHRASES
▪ a period of ~ , a term of ~
▪
The judge will set the period of ~.