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detainer

noun

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman detener, from Old French detenir. By surface analysis, detain + -er (action noun suffix). First attested in the 17th century.

  1. derived from detenir
  2. borrowed from detener

Definitions

  1. The right to keep a person, or a person's goods or property, against his will

    The right to keep a person, or a person's goods or property, against his will; a type of custody.

    • On Monday, the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency placed a similar detainer on Melvin Jovel, 18, who on Sunday was the sixth person to be arrested in the case.
    • Officer Torres’s lawyer, Paul S. Missan, said on Saturday that he had been told by a prison official in Pennsylvania that a detainer was lodged against his client, meaning he was likely to face federal charges.

  2. One who detains.

    • […] he chatted gaily with his fair detainer, showing no inclination to escape from the bondage in which she sought to retain him.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA