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detainment Now rare.|dɪˈteɪnmənt|
[f. detain v. + -ment: cf. OF. detenement.]
The fact of detaining, or of being detained; detention.
1586Death Earl Northumberl. in Somers Tracts (1751) iv. III. 422 As well of the Cause of the Earl's Detainment, as of the Manner of his Death. 1622Malynes Anc. Law Merch. 159 The danger of generall or particular Embargos of Ships, the likelihood of detainements of Kings and Princes. 1641Jrnls. Ho. Com. II. 151 His Detainment close Prisoner. 1755N. Magens Insurances I. 456 The unjust..Detainment of their Ships. 1883Ld. Blackburn in Law Reports 8 App. Cases 398 Arrests, restraints and detainments of princes..involve such a taking of the subject insured out of the control of the owners. |