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detention house
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun detention house has 1 sense
- detention house(n = noun.artifact) detention camp, detention home, house of detention - an institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court); Array is a kind of correctional institution
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