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

• vote
• voted
• vote down
• voteen
• voteens
• vote in
• voteless
• vote of confidence
• vote of no confidence
• vote out
• voter
• voters
• votes
• votes of confidence
• votes of no confidence
• vote-splitting
• vote straight
• vote with one's feet
• voting
• voting machine
• voting machines
• votive
• votive picture
• votive pictures
• votive tablet