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detention meaning in Tamil

காப்பில் வைத்தல்

/dɪˈtɛnʃn̩/

detention in Tamil: காப்பில் வைத்தல், காப்பில்வைத்தல், காவலில், சிறையில் வைத்தல். In English, detention means the act of detaining or the state of being detained; hindrance.

Tamil words for detention

காப்பில் வைத்தல், காப்பில்வைத்தல், காவலில், சிறையில் வைத்தல், சிறை வைத்தல், சிறைவைப்பு

English meaning of detention

  1. noun The act of detaining or the state of being detained; hindrance.
  2. noun Confinement of a prisoner awaiting trial.
  3. noun A punishment given to a student for a minor infraction, typically requiring the student to report to a designated room during recess or outside of school hours to work on homework or perform busywork.
  4. noun The bare physical control without the mental element of intention required for possession.

Full definition of detention

detention in a sentence

  • be stuck in detention

Synonyms of detention

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Questions about detention in Tamil

What is the meaning of detention in Tamil?
Detention in Tamil is காப்பில் வைத்தல், காப்பில்வைத்தல், காவலில், சிறையில் வைத்தல்.
detention என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Detention: காப்பில் வைத்தல், காப்பில்வைத்தல், காவலில், சிறையில் வைத்தல்.
What does detention mean in English?
Detention means the act of detaining or the state of being detained; hindrance.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: detention (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: detention (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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