detention centre
noun/dɪˈtenʃn sentə(r)/
/dɪˈtenʃn sentər/
(British English) (US English detention center)
- a place where people who have entered a country without the necessary documents can be kept in detention for a short period of time
- They are confined in a detention centre for asylum seekers, and forced to prove their refugee status.
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- a prison for people who have been accused of a crime and are waiting for their trial or (in the UK in the past) for young people who have been found guilty of a crime
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