Detain(n.) Detention.
Detain(v. t.) To keep back or from; to withhold.
Detain(v. t.) To restrain from proceeding; to stay or stop; to delay; as, we were detained by an accident.
Detain(v. t.) To hold or keep in custody.
Detained(imp. & p. p.) of Detain
Detainer(n.) One who detains.
Detainer(n.) The keeping possession of what belongs to another; detention of what is another's, even though the original taking may have been lawful. Forcible detainer is indictable at common law.
Detainer(n.) A writ authorizing the keeper of a prison to continue to keep a person in custody.
Detaining(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Detain
Detainment(n.) Detention.
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