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detain — /dəˈteɪn / (say duh tayn) verb (t) 1. to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay. 2. to keep under restraint or in custody. 3. to keep back or withhold, as from a person. {late Middle English detaine(n), from Old French detenir, from Latin… …
detain — detainable, adj. detainment, n. /di tayn /, v.t. 1. to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay. 2. to keep under restraint or in custody. 3. Obs. to keep back or withhold, as from a person. [1480 90; detainen < AF, OF detenir < VL *detenire,… … Universalium
delay — I noun cunctatio, cunctation, dalliance, deceleration, deferment, demurral, detainment, detention, dilatoriness, impediment, intermission, interruption, lag, lateness, cessatio, mora, moratorium, pause, postponement, procrastination, prolongation … Law dictionary
detain — de•tain [[t]dɪˈteɪn[/t]] v. t. 1) to keep from proceeding; delay 2) to keep under restraint 3) Obs. to withhold • Etymology: 1480–90; < OF detenir « L dētinēe=dē de + tinēre, from tenēre to hold de•tain′a•ble, adj. de•tain′ment, n … From formal English to slang
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
detainer — 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
detainment — 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
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