detention

拘留、拘禁

裁判や正式な決定を待つ間などに、当局によって一定の場所にとどめられること。

やさしい英語で： Being kept somewhere by authorities, often while waiting for a trial or an official decision.

• He is still in detention.
• The suspect was released after two days in detention.
• Her lawyer challenged the legality of her detention.

類義語： custody, confinement

反対語： freedom

よく使う表現： in detention, detention centre, police detention, pretrial detention

居残り罰

休み時間や授業後に教室などに残るよう、生徒に命じる学校の罰。

やさしい英語で： A school punishment in which a student must stay in a room during a break or after lessons.

• I got detention for being late.
• Our teacher gave us detention after school.
• Why are you in detention again?

類義語： DT, jug

よく使う表現： get detention, after school detention, give someone detention, in detention

留置、足止め

人や物をとどめること、または移動や立ち去ることができない状態。

やさしい英語で： The act of holding someone or something back, or the state of being unable to leave or move.

• The ship's detention delayed our delivery.
• The company complained about the detention of its cargo.
• Detention at the port lasted three days.

類義語： holding, delay

反対語： release

よく使う表現： detention of something, prolonged detention, detention at port