n. the punishment of being kept in after school; the act of holding or keeping in as if in prison
The boy received detention for being rude to his teacher.
The boy received detention for being rude to his teacher.
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Who proposes that everyone goes on a hunger strike in the detention camp?
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Who was Pulga reunited with at the Border Patrol detention center?
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What does Nate tell Patrick that they can do in detention after Mrs. Czerwicki falls asleep?
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The two boys fought during P.E. henceforth they received detention.
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How many weeks of detention did Hank get?
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What crime did Dylan commit to previously land him in the detention center?
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Who was Chloe's detention teacher?
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Mr. Frank gave Chloe a week of detention for
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Why does Nate say he has detention all the time?
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What did D. B. do to get put in a juvenile detention center?
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How many days of detention did Mackenzie get?
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Why did Sam want to get detention after school.
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What does Nate think about getting detention for tardiness?
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How does Wyatt rescue all the old people from the detention facility?
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staying after school; imprisonment; confinement
freedom
3 syllables
de-ten-tion
gentian
henschen
mention
pension
tension
ascension
attention
contention
convention
dimension
dissension
extension
invention
laurentian
pretension
prevention
retention
suspension
apprehension
comprehension
condescension
hypertension
hypotension
reinvention
misapprehension
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