house of detention house of correction • house of god · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · house of detention · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 18 · · Length 5 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) an institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court). Synonyms: detention home, detention house, house of detention, detention camp. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · detention home · · Synonym 1 detention house · · Synonym 2 detention camp · · Synonym 3 Characters · · space U+0020 d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 f latin small letter f U+0066 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075