detention home

noun

An institution in which juvenile offenders are temporarily housed.

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remand homedetention househouse of detentiondetention camp
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Meanings

noundetention home (plural detention homes)

plural detention homes

  1. USAn institution in which juvenile offenders are temporarily housed.

    Synonyms: remand home

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn institution in which juvenile offenders are temporarily housed.

Similar
remand home

More synonyms by meaning

nounan institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court)

Similar
detention househouse of detentiondetention camp
Broader
correctional institution
Also see
house of detentionreformatoryremand home

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

detention home. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detention%20home

MLA

“detention home.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detention%20home. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “detention home,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detention%20home.

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