a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home

A dungeon or prison; also, in certain running games, a place to which those who are caught are carried for detention, The place or state of punishment for the wicked after death; the abode of evil spirits Hence, any mental torment; anguish, Used as an intensive, intransitive verb_ To behave riotously; carouse, interjection_ Used to express anger, disgust, or impatience

The control and care of a person or property, especially when granted by a court, The state of being detained or held under guard, especially by the police, A keeping; a guarding; care, watch, inspection, or detention, for preservation or security_ as, the prisoner was committed to the custody of the sheriff

A place of detention, especially for persons who are accused of committing a crime and have not been released on bail or for persons who are serving short sentences after conviction of a misdemeanor, A prison; a building or place for the confinement of persons arrested for crime or for debt; usually, in the United States, a place of confinement for minor offenses in a county