detention
detention n. (1)拘留；扣留；阻止；滞留 如警察认为某人有参与犯罪活动的嫌疑时，可进行拦阻并询问。亦指某人在举行听审或开庭审判前被暂时拘留的状况。 (2)(对财产的)留置；占有 如僱员对僱主财产的占有，而不考虑其是否有合法的占有权。 (3)〈英〉(对青少年犯的)收容教养(→detention center)
DETENTION
detention
detention, n. 1. The act or fact of holding a person in custody; confinement or compulsory delay. — detain, vb. investigative detention. The holding of a suspect without formal arrest during the investigation of the suspect’s participation in a crime. • Detention of this kind is constitutional only if probable cause exists. pretrial detention. 1.