English → Hindi dictionary

detention

डिटेंशन / डेटेंशन / डटेंशनNoun

कैद

Definition

a state of being confined (usually for a short time); "his detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is on hold"; "he is in the custody of police"

All Hindi meanings
रुकाईरोक रखनाअवरोधरोक देना (रेल को)नज़रबंदीहिरासतनिरोधअवरोधन दंडकैद
Examples

साम्रज़्यवाद अंत में अपने सबसे बड़े दुश्मन को कैद करने में सफल हुआ जिसकी तलाश उसे 1915 से थी.

his detention was politically motivated

Similar words
detainmentinternmentcustodyincarceration
Opposite words
liberationreleasefreedomassistance

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