| query | D________ is a punishment for naughty schoolchildren, who are made to stay at school after the other children have gone home .Detention is a punishment for naughty schoolchildren, who are made to stay at school after the other children have gone home . The teacher kept the boys in detention after school. |
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| word | detention |
| full-definition | noun Detention is when someone is arrested or put into prison, especially for political reasons . ...the detention without trial of government critics. They have been held in detention since the end of June. The government says the detentions are necessary on national security grounds. Detention is a punishment for naughty schoolchildren, who are made to stay at school after the other children have gone home . The teacher kept the boys in detention after school. |
| inflections | detentions |
| cefr-level | C1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1
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