<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the act of detaining</li><li>the state of being detained</li><li>maintenance of a person in custody or confinement, especially while awaiting a court decision</li><li>the withholding of what belongs to or is claimed by another</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>of or relating to detention or used to detain: the detention room of a police station</li></ul>