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DETENTION Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word detention. (opposite meanings)
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absolution
nounn
noun

• the condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance

• the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance

acquittal
nounn
noun

• a judgment of not guilty

clearance
nounn
noun

• the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them

• vertical space available to allow easy passage under something

• permission to proceed

discharge
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the sudden giving off of energy

• the act of venting

• a substance that is emitted or released

• any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body

• electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field

• the pouring forth of a fluid

• the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

• a formal written statement of relinquishment

• the act of discharging a gun

verb

• complete or carry out

• pour forth or release

• free from obligations or duties

• remove the charge from

• go off or discharge

• pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

• eliminate (a substance)

• remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave

• cause to go off

• release from military service

• become empty or void of its content

emancipation
nounn
noun

• freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child

exoneration
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the condition of being relieved from blame or obligation

• the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.

freedom
nounn
noun

• the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints

• immunity from an obligation or duty

liberation
nounn
noun

• the act of liberating someone or something

• the attempt to achieve equal rights or status

• the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

liberty
nounn
noun

• immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence

• freedom of choice

• personal freedom from servitude or confinement or oppression

• leave granted to a sailor or naval officer

• an act of undue intimacy

release
verb, nounv, n
noun

• merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film)

• the act of liberating someone or something

• a process that liberates or discharges something

• an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation

• the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

• euphemistic expressions for death

• a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation

• a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism

• activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion

• the act of allowing a fluid to escape

• a formal written statement of relinquishment

• (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone

verb

• release, as from one's grip

• grant freedom to; free from confinement

• let (something) fall or spill from a container

• prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

• eliminate (a substance)

• generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids

• make (information) available for publication

• part with a possession or right

• release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition

• make (assets) available

Alternatives for ABSOLUTION

Alternatives for ACQUITTAL

Alternatives for CLEARANCE

Alternatives for DISCHARGE

Alternatives for EMANCIPATION

Alternatives for EXONERATION

Alternatives for FREEDOM

Alternatives for LIBERATION

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