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de·tain vt1: to hold or keep in custody or possessionproperty wrongfully detain eda juvenile detain ed in a care facility2: to restrain from proceedingdetain ed the driver and asked to see his license
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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(hold in custody) verb
apprehend, arrest, capture, commit, confine, contain, control, enthrall, guard, hold, hold captive, hold in check, hold in preventive custody, hold in thrall, hold under duress, immure, impound, imprison, incarcerate, intern, isolate, jail, keep in custody, keep in detention, keep under arrest, keep under control, keep within bounds, lock up, mure, pen, place in durance, put under arrest, put under restraint, quarantine, remand, retain, secure, shut in, surround, take captive, take into custody, take prisoner, trammel
associated concepts: detained in custody, detained in jail
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(restrain) verb
arrest, bind, bound, chain, check, circumscribe, confine, constrain, contain, control, curb, delay, encumber, fetter, filibuster, forestall, gyve, halt, hamper, hinder, hold back, hold up, impede, inhibit, keep, keep back, keep under control, keep within bounds, lay under restraint, limit, manacle, obstruct, prevent, rein in, restrict, retinere, shackle, stall, stay, stop, suppress, tenere, trammel
associated concepts: unlawfully detained
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apprehend (arrest), arrest (apprehend), arrest (stop), balk, check (restrain), clog, confine, constrain (imprison), constrict (inhibit), contain (restrain), curb, debar, defer (put off), delay, hinder, hold up (delay), immure, impede, imprison, jail, keep (restrain), preclude, prevent, restrain, retain (keep in possession), stall, stay (halt), stop
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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v.To hold in custody; to arrest; to keep or hold back.n.detention
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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See: imprisonCategory: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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Detain — De*tain (d[ e]*t[=a]n ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Detained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Detaining}.] [F. d[ e]tenir, L. detinere, detentum; de + tenere to hold. See {Tenable}.] 1. To keep back or from; to withhold. [1913 Webster] Detain not the wages of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Detain — Detain, Détain On rencontre le nom à la fois en Bourgogne (21) et en Normandie (76). La forme la plus courante comporte un accent (Détain). Apparemment celui qui est originaire d une localité portant ce nom. Le toponyme est très fréquent sous les … Noms de famille
Détain — était une commune française, située dans le département de la Côte d Or et la région Bourgogne. La commune a disparu officiellement le 1er janvier 1806 suite à la fusion avec sa voisine Bruant. La nouvelle commune s appelle Détain et… … Wikipédia en Français
detain — [dē tān′, ditān′] vt. [ME deteinen < OFr detenir < L detinere, to hold down or off, keep back, detain < de , off, from + tenere, to hold: see TENANT] 1. to keep in custody; confine 2. to keep from going on; hold back 3. Obs. to withhold… … English World dictionary
Detain — De*tain , n. Detention. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
detain — early 15c., deteynen, from O.Fr. detenir to hold off, keep back (12c.), from L. detinere hold off, keep back, from de from, away (see DE (Cf. de )) + tenere to hold (see TENET (Cf. tenet)). Modern spelling is 17c., from influence of contain … Etymology dictionary
detain — 1 *arrest, apprehend, attach Analogous words: *catch, capture: seize, *take: *imprison, incarcerate, intern, jail 2 withhold, hold, hold back, keep back, keep out, retain, reserve, *keep … New Dictionary of Synonyms
detain — [v] hold, keep back; arrest apprehend, bog down*, bust*, buttonhole*, check, confine, constrain, decelerate, delay, hang up*, hinder, hold up*, ice*, impede, inhibit, intern, jail, mire, nab*, pick up, pinch*, pull in*, put away*, reserve,… … New thesaurus
detain — ► VERB 1) keep from proceeding; delay. 2) keep in official custody. DERIVATIVES detainer noun detainment noun. ORIGIN Latin detinere keep back … English terms dictionary
detain — verb ADVERB ▪ briefly ▪ He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group. ▪ indefinitely ▪ Prisoners cannot be detained indefinitely without charge. ▪ illegally … Collocations dictionary
