detain /di-tānˈ/

1. To hold back
2. To withhold
3. To delay
4. To stop
5. To keep
6. To keep in custody

Detention

detainˈable adjective

detaineeˈ noun

A person kept in custody

detainˈer noun

1. A person who detains
2. The holding of what belongs to another (law)
3. A warrant to a sheriff to keep in custody a person already in confinement

detainˈment noun

Detention

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