Detention
Detention was a short period of custody in criminal law.

In 2268, when talking about his parole to Captain James T. Kirk, Harcourt Fenton Mudd said to Kirk, "And as detention sentences go, this one isn't too uncomfortable. And I'm back in the galaxy again!" ()

See also
 Detention camp
 Detention cell (aka Detention section)
 Detention center
 Elemspur Detention Center
 Detention colony
 Detention Complex 26

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Law
Legal procedures