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detain — de·tain vt 1: to hold or keep in custody or possession property wrongfully detain ed a juvenile detain ed in a care facility 2: to restrain from proceeding detain ed the driver and asked to see his license … Law dictionary
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 — [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 — ► VERB 1) keep from proceeding; delay. 2) keep in official custody. DERIVATIVES detainer noun detainment noun. ORIGIN Latin detinere keep back … English terms dictionary
Custody and repatriation — (Chinese: 收容遣送; Pinyin: shōuróng qiǎnsòng) (C R) was an administrative procedure, established in 1982 and ended in 2003, by which the police in the People s Republic of China (usually cities) could detain people if they did not have a residence… … Wikipedia
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
Custody suite — A custody suite is a designated area within a police station designed and adapted to process and detain those who have been arrested, or who are there for purposes such as answering bail. Historically, all police stations had a small number of… … Wikipedia
detain — To hold; to keep in custody; to keep. To detain goods as amounting to a conversion of them means wrongfully to hold them and keep them in one s custody. Wails v Farrington, 27 Okla 754, 116 P 428 … Ballentine's law dictionary
detain — verb 1) they were detained for questioning Syn: hold, take into custody, take (in), confine, imprison, lock up, put in jail, intern; arrest, apprehend, seize; informal pick up, run in, haul in, nab, collar Ant … Thesaurus of popular words
detain — verb 1) they were detained for questioning Syn: hold, take into custody, confine, imprison, intern, arrest, apprehend, seize; informal pick up; Brit.; informal nick 2) don t let me detain you Syn … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
