Meaning

• The action of detaching; separation.

• The state of being detached or disconnected; insulation.

• Indifference to the concerns of others; disregard; nonchalance; aloofness.

• Absence of bias; impartiality; objectivity.

• The separation of a military unit from the main body for a particular purpose or special mission.

• The unit so dispatched.

• A permanent unit organized for special duties.

• Any smaller portion of a main body separately employed.