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What is the plural of detention?

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The noun detention can be countable or uncountable.

In more general, commonly used, contexts, the plural form will also be detention.

However, in more specific contexts, the plural form can also be detentions e.g. in reference to various types of detentions or a collection of detentions.

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Others will call for gun control, for prosecuting minors as adults, for building new juvenile detention facilities and jails.
During 10 months of detention in Syria, Arar was repeatedly abused and tortured.
She was sexually abused as a child, she only completed grade 9, and she contracted Hepatitis C apparently while in detention.
No wonder I was able to sweet talk my way out of detentions better then her.
In effect, these measures outlaw political campaigns against arbitrary or illegal detentions.
They'd stand at the gate handing out detentions to the kids who set foot in the school grounds with the wrong brand of white ankle socks.

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