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DETENTION HOUSE
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court)
Synonyms:
detention camp; detention home; detention house; house of detention
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("detention house" is a kind of...):
correctional institution (a penal institution maintained by the government)
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