Detainment and Dispatch

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Detainment noun - An instance or period of being prevented from going about one's business.

Usage example: the returning vacationers' detainment at the border only lasted a few minutes

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Dispatch is an antonym for detainment.

Dispatch noun - A message on paper from one person or group to another.

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Detainment is an antonym for dispatch.

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