Detention and Stop

Detention

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

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

Nearby Words: detain, detente, detent

Stop noun - A brief halt in a journey.

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Detention and stop are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Detention" instead a noun "Stop".

Nearby Words: stopped, stopper, stopping, stopover

best	best detention	best stop
brief	brief detention	brief stop
routine	routine detention	routine stop
bad	bad detention	bad stop
Other adjectives: permanent, temporary.

He told a teacher to stop his friend from doing a dangerous stunt, causing his friend to get detention and hate him, and doing so made him miss the wrestling special he wanted to watch.

Source: Opinion-Changing Dream
In the Star Wars: The Clone Wars episode "Deception" Obi Wan disguises himself as a bounty hunter to get himself caught and is sent to the Republic Judiciary Centeral Detention Center to stop a scheme on kidnapping the Chancellor.

Source: Get into Jail Free

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