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«definition»  What does detention mean?                a state of being confined (usually for a short time) a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home

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		MCDC	Multnomah County Detention Center	Governmental » Police
		FHD	Federal House of Detention	Governmental » FBI Files
		ECDF	West County Detention Facility	Community » Law
		JDH	Juvenile Detention Hall/Juvenile Justice Complex	Governmental » Police
		ADDD	Assistant Director for Detention and Deportation	Governmental » US Government
		WJDA	Wisconsin Juvenile Detention Association	Community » Law
		MDC	Metropolitan Detention Center	Community » Law
		ASD	After School Detention	Community » Educational
		ADC	Adult Detention Center	Governmental » Police
		CDO	Civilian Detention Officer	Governmental » Police
		DDO	Designated Detention Officer	Governmental » Police
		ACDF	Arlington County Detention Facility	Governmental » State & Local
		CDU	Central Detention Unit	Community » Law
		WDB	Wet Detention Basin	Governmental » Environmental
		DBC	Detention Block C	Community » Law
		SKID	Spooky Kids In Detention	Community » Educational
		ERDS	Explosive Residue Detention System	Governmental » Military
		ACJDC	Ada County Juvenile Detention Center	Community » Law
		CDC	California Detention Center	Community » Law
		NDSJDC	North Dakota State Juvenile Detention Center	Community » Law
		23CL	Los Angeles County Mens' Detention Center Heliport, Los Angeles, California USA	Regional » Airport Codes
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