detention home

1. 1.

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

   Synonymsdetention househouse of detentiondetention camp

   Broadercorrectional institution

Questions about detention home

What does detention home mean?

detention home means "an institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court)".

What is another word for detention home?

Close synonyms include detention house, house of detention, detention camp. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.