detention in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for detention in the English»French Dictionary

detention [Brit dɪˈtɛnʃ(ə)n, Am dəˈtɛn(t)ʃ(ə)n] N

1. detention (confinement):

detention

détention f

to be/die in detention

être/mourir en détention

2. detention:

detention (prison sentence)

détention f criminelle

detention (awaiting trial)

détention f provisoire

3. detention SCHOOL:

detention

retenue f

detention

colle f inf

detention centre Brit, detention home Am N

detention centre

centre m de détention pour mineurs

unlawful detention N LAW

unlawful detention

détention f arbitraire

preventive detention N U LAW

preventive detention

détention f (à titre préventif)

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unlawful detention

arbitraire

Translations for detention in the French»English Dictionary

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enfermement

imprisonment, detention

détention

detention

camp de détention

detention camp

détention illégale

illegal detention

internement disciplinaire MIL

military detention

LAW séquestration (arbitraire)

illegal detention

consigner SCHOOL élève

to give [sb] detention

detention in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for detention in the English»French Dictionary

detention [dɪˈtenʃən] N

1. detention (being held in custody):

detention

garde f à vue

2. detention (act):

detention

détention f

3. detention (school punishment):

detention

retenue f

detention centre N

1. detention centre (for youths):

detention centre

centre m de détention pour mineurs

2. detention centre (for refugees):

detention centre

centre m de détention pour réfugiés politiques

Translations for detention in the French»English Dictionary

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détention

detention

colle

detention

avoir une colle

to have detention

retenue

detention

attraper une retenue/être en retenue

to get/be in detention

avoir trois heures de retenue

to have three hours' detention

centre de détention pour jeunes

juvenile detention centre

detention Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

Translations for detention in the French»English Dictionary

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centre de rétention

detention centre for foreigners pending deportation

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English

Fortunately, students are left with warnings and there is no detention or year drop.

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The former was a wrongful detention and a tortious wrong.

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The majority of them were kept in administrative detention for different periods.

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The latter case is illustrated by animals "ferae naturae", in which property is only coextensive with detention.

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Relatives tried in vain to visit him in detention.

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In detention cases, penalties have tripled: jail time, which used to be six months to one year, has increased to up to three years.

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Despite its non-punitive status and the broadness of its potential application, though, preventive detention is used only in exceptional cases.

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After a number of months in detention, he was again released without being charged.

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Standard detentions were rarely used even in the intermediate grades and were never given to special education students.

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Once this has been done, it is for the executive to justify the legality of the detention.

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