Synonyms of the word

detention

• n. (uncountable) The act of detaining or the state of being detained.
• n. (countable) A temporary state of custody or confinement, especially of a prisoner awaiting trial, or of…

confinement

• n. the act of confining or the state of being confined.
• n. lying-in, time of giving birth.

custody

• n. The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.
• n. Temporary possession or care of somebody else's property.
• n. The state of being imprisoned or detained, usually pending a trial.

detainment

• n. The condition of being detained; detention.

hold

• adj. (obsolete) Gracious; friendly; faithful; true.
• v. (transitive) To grasp or grip.
• v. (transitive) To contain or store.
• v. (heading) To maintain or keep to a position or state.
• v. (heading) To maintain or keep to particular opinions, promises, actions.
• v. (tennis, transitive, intransitive) To win one's own service game.
• v. To take place, to occur.
• v. To organise an event or meeting (usually in passive voice).
• v. (archaic) To derive right or title.
• n. A grasp or grip.
• n. A place where animals are held for safety.
• n. An order that something is to be reserved or delayed, limiting or preventing how it can be dealt with.
• n. Something reserved or kept.
• n. Power over someone or something.
• n. The ability to persist.
• n. The property of maintaining the shape of styled hair.
• n. (wrestling) A position or grip used to control the opponent.
• n. (exercise (sport)) An exercise involving holding a position for a set time.
• n. (gambling) The percentage the house wins on a gamble, the house or bookmaker's hold.
• n. (gambling) The wager amount, the total hold.
• n. (tennis) An instance of holding one's service game, as opposed to being broken.
• n. The part of an object one is intended to grasp, or anything one can use for grasping with hands or feet.
• n. A fruit machine feature allowing one or more of the reels to remain fixed while the others spin.
• n. (video games, dated) A pause facility.
• n. The queueing system on telephones and similar communication systems which maintains a connection when…
• n. (nautical, aviation) The cargo area of a ship or aircraft, (often cargo hold).

penalisation

• n. Alternative spelling of penalization.

penalization

• n. The act of punishing; punishment.

penalty

• n. A legal sentence.
• n. A punishment for violating rules of procedure.
• n. (finance) A payment forfeited for an early withdrawal from an account or an investment.
• n. (soccer) A direct free kick from the penalty spot, taken after a defensive foul in the penalty box; a…
• n. (ice hockey) A punishment for an infraction of the rules, often in the form of being removed from play…

punishment

• n. The act or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction.
• n. A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime.
• n. A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution.
• n. (figuratively) Any treatment or experience so harsh it feels like being punished; rough handling.