detention home

de·ten·tion home

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [dih-ten-shuh n hohm]
- /dɪˈtɛn ʃən hoʊm/
- /dɪˈten.ʃən həʊm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dih-ten-shuh n hohm]
- /dɪˈtɛn ʃən hoʊm/

Definitions of detention home words

noun detention home a place where juvenile offenders or delinquents are held in custody, esp. temporarily pending disposition of their cases by the juvenile court 3
noun detention home a house of correction or detention for juvenile offenders or delinquents, usually under the supervision of a juvenile court. 1
noun detention home (US) An institution in which juvenile offenders are temporarily housed. 0

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Origin of detention home

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Detention home

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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detention home popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for detention home

noun detention home

reform school — reformatory (def 2).
reformatory — serving or designed to reform: reformatory lectures; reformatory punishments.
borstal — In Britain in the past, a borstal was a kind of prison for young criminals, who were not old enough to be sent to ordinary prisons.
detention center — A detention center is a sort of prison, for example, a place where people who have entered a country illegally are kept while a decision is made about what to do with them.
house of detention — a place maintained by the civil authorities for persons charged with a crime, and sometimes for witnesses, awaiting trial.

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