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detention
Noun
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Detention is the act of detaining or the state of being detained.
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Detention is a temporary state of custody or confinement, especially of a prisoner awaiting trial, or of a student being punished.
order
Noun
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Order is when things are where they should be.
I need to take some time to put my things in order.
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The order of some things means which thing is first, which one is second, which one is last, etc.
The children will take turns in order of age.
order
Verb
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To order something is to ask someone to sell it to you.
At the restaurant, she ordered chicken and potatoes.
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To order someone to do something is to tell the person that they must do it.
The father ordered his children to be quiet.