DETAINER
\dɪtˈe͡ɪnə], \dɪtˈeɪnə], \d_ɪ_t_ˈeɪ_n_ə]\
Definitions of DETAINER
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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One who detains.
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The keeping possession of what belongs to another; detention of what is another's, even though the original taking may have been lawful. Forcible detainer is indictable at common law.
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One who detains.
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The keeping possession of what belongs to another; detention of what is another's, even though the original taking may have been lawful. Forcible detainer is indictable at common law.
By Noah Webster.
By Daniel Lyons
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One who withholds what belongs to another; a holding or keeping possession of what belongs to another. A writ of detainer lies against prisoners in custody, in order that they may be detained till discharged.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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One who; in law, the keeping possession of what belongs to another; a writ authorising the keeper of a prison to continue to keep & person in custody.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
