Detention
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Detention may refer to:
- Detention (2003 film)Detention (2003 film)Detention is a 2003 action film directed by Sidney J. Furie. It stars Dolph Lundgren as a soon to be retired high school teacher Sam Decker who has one last detention to proctor and Alex Karzis as Chester Lamb. Unfortunately, drug runners have chosen to attack the school...
- Detention (2011 film)Detention (2011 film)Detention is a 2011 American comedy-horror film directed by Joseph Kahn, and co-written with Mark Palermo. The film premiered March 2011 in Austin, Texas at SXSW. Detention stars Josh Hutcherson, Dane Cook, Spencer Locke, Shanley Caswell, Walter Perez, and Erica Shaffer...
- Detention, a form of punishment used in schools
- "Detention" (Cold Case episode), Episode 58 (Series 3, Episode 12) of the CBS TV drama Cold Case
- Detention basinDetention basinA detention basin is a stormwater management facility installed on, or adjacent to, tributaries of rivers, streams, lakes or bays that is designed to protect against flooding and, in some cases, downstream erosion by storing water for a limited period of a time. These basins are also called "dry...
, an artificial flow control structure that is used to contain flood water for a limited period of a time - Detention (TV series)Detention (TV series)Detention is a cartoon that premiered on Kids' WB! on September 10, 1999 and was created by Bob Doucette . This is one of the shortest lived programs by Warner Bros...
- Detention (imprisonment)Detention (imprisonment)Detention is the process when a state, government or citizen lawfully holds a person by removing their freedom of liberty at that time. This can be due to criminal charges being raised against the individual as part of a prosecution or to protect a person or property...
, imprisonment of somebody guilty or suspected of a crime - Immigration detentionImmigration detentionImmigration detention is the policy of holding individuals suspected of visa violations, illegal entry or unauthorised arrival, and those subject to deportation and removal in detention until a decision is made by immigration authorities to grant a visa and release them into the community, or to...
, imprisonment of an unauthorised person entering a country