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As nouns the difference between detention and demurrage. is that detention is (uncountable) the act of detaining or the state of being detained while demurrage is the detention of a ship or other freight vehicle, during delayed loading or unloading.
Detentions and Arrests. An officerâs âbrief and cursoryâ holding and questioning someone is a detention. An example is a cop stopping someone who is behaving suspiciously in order to ask a few questions. The suspect isnât free to leave, but he also isnât under arrest, at least until the officer develops probable cause.