plural of detectability

Alternative form of youth detention centre

A youth detention centre.

A secure residential facility for young people, often termed juvenile delinquents, awaiting court hearings and/or placement in long-term care facilities and programs.

(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of detect

(Canada, US, derogatory) A forestry official charged with measuring waste in logging operations.

plural of detecting

(historical) An apparatus for recording the time when a watchman visits a station on his rounds.

A timepiece provided with a device for registering and indicating the exact time when a watchman visits certain stations on his beat.

(idiomatic) investigative research