Detainment and Release

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Detainment noun - The state of being held in lawful custody.

Usage example: she'll be kept in detainment until the trial if she can't post bail

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Release is an antonym for detainment in detention topic.

Release noun - A freeing from an obligation or responsibility.

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Detainment is an antonym for release.

Nearby Words: released, releasing

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Release and Detainment. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/detainment/release

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