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Noun: detention camp  di'ten-shun kamp
  1. An institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court)
    - detention home, detention house, house of detention

Derived forms: detention camps

Type of: correctional institution

Encyclopedia: Detention camp

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