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Webster 1913 Edition
Detainer
De-tain′er
(-ẽr)
, Noun.
1.
One who detains.
2.
(Law)
(a)
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.
(b)
A writ authorizing the keeper of a prison to continue to keep a person in custody.
Webster 1828 Edition
Detainer
DETAINER
,Noun.
1.
One who withholds what belongs to another; one who detains, stops or prevents from going.2.
In law, a holding or keeping possession of what belongs to another; detention of what is anothers, though the original taking may be lawful.Definition 2024
detainer
detainer
English
Noun
detainer (plural detainers)
- (law) The right to keep a person, or a person's goods or property, against his will. A type of custody.
- 2008 March 23, Kareem Fahim, “Immigration Referrals by Police Draw Scrutiny”, in New York Times:
- Scott Weber, the field office director for the enforcement office in Newark, said that in roughly a third of the cases, his agency would file a detainer or immigration charges; another third involved individuals who could be deported after their court cases; and the rest might be United States citizens or legal residents.
- 2008 April 13, Christine Hauser, “U.S. Officials Are Expected to Charge Police Officer”, in New York Times:
- Officer Torres’s lawyer, Paul S. Missan, said on Saturday that he had been told by a prison official in Pennsylvania that a detainer was lodged against his client, meaning he was likely to face federal charges.
- One who detains.
- 1840, Ellen Pickering, Who shall be heir? (volume 1, page 146)
- […] he chatted gaily with his fair detainer, showing no inclination to escape from the bondage in which she sought to retain him.
- 1840, Ellen Pickering, Who shall be heir? (volume 1, page 146)