detainer

[ dih-tey-ner ]

/ dɪˈteɪ nər /

noun Law.

a writ for the further detention of a person already in custody.

the wrongful detaining or withholding of what belongs to another.

Origin of detainer

1610–20; <Anglo-French detener (noun use of infinitive), variant of Old French detenir;see detain

OTHER WORDS FROM detainer

pre·de·tain·er, noun

Words nearby detainer

detailed, detailer, detailing, detain, detainee, detainer, detect, detection, detective, detector, detectorist

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Example sentences from the Web for detainer

It also helps if your party opponent is seriously flawed (as Joe Miller, detainer of pesky journalists, proved himself to be).
To Hell With the Activists|Tunku Varadarajan|November 17, 2010|DAILY BEAST
They also have original jurisdiction in forcible entry and detainer proceedings.
The Philippines Past and Present (Volume 2 of 2)|Dean Conant Worcester
A complaint must be made and the cause of detainer submitted to a judge before the writ can go.
Atrocious Judges|John Campbell, Baron Campbell
What a daily loss this detainer must have been to the proprietors!
Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XII|William Faux

A detainer signifies a writ, by means of which a prisoner, once arrested, may be detained at the suit of any other creditor.
Ten Thousand a-Year (Vol. 2)|Samuel Warren
As for the detainer against me, I was obliged to go through the court for the relief of insolvent debtors.
The Fatal Boots|William Makepeace Thackeray

British Dictionary definitions for detainer

detainer

/ (dɪˈteɪnə) /

noun law

the wrongful withholding of the property of another person

the detention of a person in custody
a writ authorizing the further detention of a person already in custody

Word Origin for detainer

C17: from Anglo-French detener (n), from detener to detain

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	detainer
释义	detainer [ dih-tey-ner ] / dɪˈteɪ nər / noun Law. a writ for the further detention of a person already in custody. the wrongful detaining or withholding of what belongs to another. Origin of detainer 1610–20; <Anglo-French detener (noun use of infinitive), variant of Old French detenir;see detain OTHER WORDS FROM detainer pre·de·tain·er, noun Words nearby detainer detailed, detailer, detailing, detain, detainee, detainer, detect, detection, detective, detector, detectorist Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for detainer It also helps if your party opponent is seriously flawed (as Joe Miller, detainer of pesky journalists, proved himself to be). To Hell With the Activists\|Tunku Varadarajan\|November 17, 2010\|DAILY BEAST They also have original jurisdiction in forcible entry and detainer proceedings. The Philippines Past and Present (Volume 2 of 2)\|Dean Conant Worcester A complaint must be made and the cause of detainer submitted to a judge before the writ can go. Atrocious Judges\|John Campbell, Baron Campbell What a daily loss this detainer must have been to the proprietors! Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XII\|William Faux A detainer signifies a writ, by means of which a prisoner, once arrested, may be detained at the suit of any other creditor. Ten Thousand a-Year (Vol. 2)\|Samuel Warren As for the detainer against me, I was obliged to go through the court for the relief of insolvent debtors. The Fatal Boots\|William Makepeace Thackeray British Dictionary definitions for detainer detainer / (dɪˈteɪnə) / noun law the wrongful withholding of the property of another person the detention of a person in custody a writ authorizing the further detention of a person already in custody Word Origin for detainer C17: from Anglo-French detener (n), from detener to detain Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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