LekhoriLekhoriThe act of detaining or the state of being detained; hindrance.
In the case of rail-borne traffic, permission is given to each sender to load and forward his traffic so that it will be available for loading into the vessel with a minimum of detention to wagons, unless arrangements have been made for the traffic to be put into store to await the arrival of the ship.
The bare physical control without the mental element of intention required for possession.
A locality in Circular Head Council, north western Tasmania, Australia.
Borrowed from Middle French détention, from Latin detentio, detentionem. Equivalent to detain + -tion.
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