'Detainment' definitions:
Definition of 'detainment'
noun
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" [syn:
detention, detainment,
hold,
custody]
Definition of 'Detainment'
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Detainment \De*tain"ment\, n. [Cf. OF. detenement.]
Detention. [R.] --Blackstone.
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