Detention and Stay

Detention

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

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Stay and detention are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stay" instead a noun "Detention".

Nearby Words: detain, detente, detent

Stay noun - A temporary residing as another's guest.

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Detention and stay are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Detention" instead a noun "Stay".

Nearby Words: stayed, staying

best	best detention	best stay
brief	brief detention	brief stay
unpleasant	unpleasant detention	unpleasant stay
bad	bad detention	bad stay
Other adjectives: permanent, temporary, extended.

Poke the Poodle: In a decision to assert their free will, the gang sets a bet on who can stay out of detention the longest.

Source: Western Animation / Detention
He even intentionally got himself sent to detention so he'd have a quiet place to study, it never occurred to him to just ask if he could stay after class.

Source: Bunny Ears Lawyer / Comic Books
Kickback (2015): Spenser is hired to investigate the town of Blackburn, Massachusetts, where a local judge's zero-tolerance policy has sentenced his client's son to an extended stay in a corrupt detention center.

Source: Literature / Spenser

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