detention [dɪˈtenʃn]

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n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

when someone is officially detained

He was kept in detention by the police. 他被警察扣留了。
He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair. 他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。