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What does detentions mean?

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Noun
  1. plural of detention
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In effect, these measures outlaw political campaigns against arbitrary or illegal detentions.
News of the detentions provoked outrage among school students, teachers and school administrators.
And he's paid dearly for his outspokenness, resulting in numerous attests and detentions under the country's past military juntas.
They'd stand at the gate handing out detentions to the kids who set foot in the school grounds with the wrong brand of white ankle socks.
But if the extent of the imposition is more serious like detentions and incarcerations, I think it's entirely unjustified.
These laws lead to arbitrary arrests and detentions for long periods without any preliminary trial.

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