HyperDic: detention_house

English > 1 sense of the expression detention house:
NOUNartifactdetention house, detention home, house of detention, detention campan institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court)
English > detention house: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningAn institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court).
Synonymsdetention home, house of detention, detention camp
Broadercorrectional institutionA penal institution maintained by the government

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