DETAINER


Meaning of DETAINER in English

/di tay"neuhr/ , n. Law.

1. a writ for the further detention of a person already in custody.

2. the wrongful detaining or withholding of what belongs to another.

[ 1610-20; detener (n. use of inf.), var. of OF detenir; see DETAIN ]

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