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Confidence votes 319K. The French to English translation for the word 'detente' is 'relaxation'. The word can also mean lessening, thaw, or trigger. There is also a detente in Spanish, which can mean detain, arrest, or restrain.
Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Origin: [OF. detinu, detenu, p. p. of detenir to detain. Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: In tort law, detinue is an action to recover for the wrongful taking of personal property. It is initiated by an individual who claims to have a greater right to their immediate possession than the current possessor.