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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Noun
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This is critical because Samsung was falling behind in security updates just as the Android world obsesses about its delays on Android OS upgrades as well.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025 -
Its Facebook account shows several shipping delays over the past year due to mechanical failures.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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The majority 5-4 ruling on Monday held that challenges to the detention and removal of migrants using the Alien Enemies Act must be brought as legal petitions in the area where the plaintiffs were held, not in Washington, D.C., where the American Civil Liberties Union filed its petition.—
David Catanese,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2025
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The detention has left his wife Reina Fernandez and eight children—ranging in age from 8 to 22—reeling.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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From there, the wait begins — standard processing can take anywhere from three to six months, sometimes more.—
Alex Ashley,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
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The wait is over: Netflix’s long-running dark satirical anthology series, Black Mirror, officially returns on April 10.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Even more experience abuse leading up to their incarceration.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The gang started as an organizing structure for men imprisoned during a period of mass incarceration that began under former President Hugo Chavez, Hanson told USA TODAY.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Detainment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detainment. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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