detainment

2 definitions found

detainment - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Detainment \De*tain"ment\, n. [Cf. OF. detenement.]
     Detention. [R.] --Blackstone.
     [1913 Webster]

detainment - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  detainment
      n 1: 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]