detainer
detainer · detainers
The right to keep a person, or a person's goods or property, against his willThe right to keep a person, or a person's goods or property, against his will; a type of custody.
Meaning
2 sensesThe right to keep a person, or a person's goods or property, against his will; a type of custody.
One who detains.
Origin
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman detener, from Old French detenir. By surface analysis, detain +Borrowed from Anglo-Norman detener, from Old French detenir. By surface analysis, detain + -er (action noun suffix). First attested in the 17th century.
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Forms
plural: detainersWord family
1 related wordsDerivedunlawful detainer
See also
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