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Detention centre
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Meaning
Noun
●
A
facility
in which people are
detained
(held in
custody
); a jail.
●
In Australian English & Prison:
An
immigration
detention
facility
; a
facility
in which people who have
attempted
to
enter
Australia without
prior
authorisation
are
detained
,
pending
a
decision
on whether they are to be
accepted
as
refugees
or
returned
to their country of origin.
●
A
concentration
camp.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Synonyms
Jail
Prison Camp
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