detainment

noun

Definition of detainmentnext
1
as in delay
an instance or period of being prevented from going about one's business the returning vacationers' detainment at the border only lasted a few minutes

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2
as in detention
the state of being held in lawful custody she'll be kept in detainment until the trial if she can't post bail

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  1. delay
  2. detention
  3. wait
  4. incarceration
Noun
  • PCMag spoke to one reservation holder who cancelled their preorder after learning of the launch delay, unwilling to further delay their car purchase.
    Emily Dreibelbis Forlini, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Osborne said the delay at the Etris Community Center was roughly an hour, and voters were forced to wait outside until law enforcement officers cleared the building.
    Chris Boyette, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of delay
Noun
  • Illinois Election Results 2024:Live updates, maps for every state race Man who punched poll worker jailed with no bond Schmidt was held overnight and transported to a local courthouse for a detention hearing.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Schmidt was held overnight and transported to Bridgeview Courthouse for a detention hearing and the investigation is currently ongoing.
    Jon Haworth, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of detention
Noun
  • Within the first hour of voting, several voters reported wait times between 30 to 45 minutes.
    Madison Lammert, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
  • About two dozen voting locations in Pima County saw wait times of more than 20 minutes.
    Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of wait
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  • Breslin ran on a platform focused on reducing violent crime and reducing incarceration for nonviolent offenders with substance abuse and mental health issues.
    Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Finally, Proposition 36 in California would increase penalties for drug possession and low-level theft, repealing parts of a 2014 ballot measure that reclassified these felonies as misdemeanors in an effort to reduce incarceration.
    Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of incarceration
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