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Detain :: Detain (v. t.) To keep back or from; to withhold.

Detain :: Detain (v. t.) To restrain from proceeding; to stay or stop; to delay; as, we were detained by an accident..

Detain :: Detain (v. t.) To hold or keep in custody.

Detain :: Detain (n.) Detention.

Detainder :: Detainder (n.) A writ. See Detinue.

Detained :: Detained (imp. & p. p.) of Detai.

Detainer :: Detainer (n.) One who detains.

Detainer :: 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 :: Detainer (n.) A writ authorizing the keeper of a prison to continue to keep a person in custody.

Detaining :: Detaining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Detai.

Detainment :: Detainment (n.) Detention.