Detention
Detention noun - The state of being held in lawful custody.
Prohibition and detention are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prohibition" instead a noun "Detention".
Prohibition
Prohibition noun - The act of ordering that something not be done or used.
Detention and prohibition are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Detention" instead a noun "Prohibition".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- check and detention
- check and prohibition
- control and detention
- control and prohibition
- obstruction and detention
- obstruction and prohibition
- limitation and detention
- limitation and prohibition
- impediment and detention
- impediment and prohibition
- hindrance and detention
- hindrance and prohibition
- stop and detention
- stop and prohibition
How words are described
| mass | mass detention | mass prohibition |
| indefinite | indefinite detention | indefinite prohibition |
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Prohibition and Detention. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/detention/prohibition
Detention & Prohibition. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/detention/prohibition>.
Prohibition or Detention. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/detention/prohibition.
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