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Det.

Det.

See also: det, Det, DET, dét, dêt, dệt, and det.

English

Noun

Det.

  1. (law) Abbreviation of detention.

Usage notes

This is the customary abbreviation of this term as used in case citations. See, e.g., The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, Nineteenth Edition (2010), "Case Names and Institutional Authors in Citations", Table T6, p. 430-431.

det.

det.

See also: det, Det, DET, dét, dêt, dệt, and Det.

English

Abbreviation

det.

  1. (grammar) Abbreviation of determinate.