单词 | detainment |
释义 | detainmentn. Now rare. The fact of detaining, or of being detained; detention. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > arrest > [noun] > custody arrestc1386 custodyc1503 detaininga1535 detention?1570 detainment1586 detain1596 detainer1640 detainal1806 pinch1900 deportation1909 1586 Death Earl Northumberl. in Coll. Scarce & Valuable Tracts (1751) iv. III. 422 As well of the Cause of the Earl's Detainment, as of the Manner of his Death. 1622 G. de Malynes Consuetudo 159 The danger of generall or particular Embargos of Ships, the likelihood of detainements of Kings and Princes. 1641 Orig. Jrnls. House of Commons 20 May 20 662 His detegnment close prisoner. 1755 N. Magens Ess. Insurances I. 456 The unjust..Detainment of their Ships. 1883 Law Rep.: Appeal Cases 8 398 Arrests, restraints and detainments of princes..involve such a taking of the subject insured out of the control of the owners. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1586 |
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