detainer

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(di tā′nər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
de•tain•er  (di tā′nər),USA pronunciation n. [Law.]
  1. a writ for the further detention of a person already in custody.
  2. the wrongful detaining or withholding of what belongs to another.
  • Anglo-French detener (noun, nominal use of infinitive), variant of Old French detenir; see detain
  • 1610–20


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