Meanings
the action of detaining someone or the state of being detained.
کسی شخص کو روکنے کی کارروائی یا روکنے کی حالت۔
حراست
hirasat
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Common Collocations
- detention center
- school detention
- preventive detention
Example Sentences
The suspect is in detention while the investigation continues.
مشتبہ شخص تحقیقات کے دوران حراست میں ہے۔
Mushtabah shakhs tehqiqat ke doran hirasat mein hai.
Many students face detention for minor offenses at school.
بہت سے طلباء اسکول میں معمولی غلطیوں کی وجہ سے حراست کا سامنا کرتے ہیں۔
Bohat se talba school mein mamooli ghaltiyon ki wajah se hirasat ka samna karte hain.
The law allows for detention without trial under specific circumstances.
قانون خاص حالات میں بغیر مقدمے کے حراست کی اجازت دیتا ہے۔
Qanoon khas halaat mein baghair muqadme ke hirasat ki ijaazat deta hai.
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💡 Memory Tip
Think of 'detain' as 'to hold back' someone or something.
Imagine a police officer holding someone back in a parking lot.
✍️ Urdu Poetry
ہیرے ہیں ہم، جیل میں ہیں یار، تو کیا ہوا آزاد فضاوں میں، کیسے ہو فراق یار
Heere hain hum, jail mein hain yaar, to kya hua Azaad fazaon mein, kaise ho faraq yaar.
We are diamonds, though in jail, what does it matter, In the free skies, how shall we mourn our beloved?
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🗣️ Urdu Proverb
بندہ حراست میں رہے تو آندھی بھی آرام سے گزر جائے گی
Bandah hirasat mein rahe to aandhi bhi araam se guzar jaegi
If a person is in detention, even a storm will pass peacefully.
📖 Etymology
Origin: Latin "detentio" — the act of holding
First known use: 14th century
The word 'detention' evolved from the Latin word 'detentio', which means holding back or keeping in custody, used in English since the late 14th century.