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detainer
[ dih-tey-ner ]
noun
- a writ for the further detention of a person already in custody.
- the wrongful detaining or withholding of what belongs to another.
detainer
/ dɪˈteɪnə /
noun
- the wrongful withholding of the property of another person
- the detention of a person in custody
- a writ authorizing the further detention of a person already in custody
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Other Words From
- prede·tainer noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of detainer1
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Example Sentences
It also helps if your party opponent is seriously flawed (as Joe Miller, detainer of pesky journalists, proved himself to be).
As for the detainer against me, I was obliged to go through the court for the relief of insolvent debtors.
The first words in his argument were: "It is incumbent on me to justify the detainer of the negro."
A resolution highly commended by a lawyer then in the yard, who declared Mr Tow-wouse might justify the detainer.
Peter lodged a detainer against the change, as he wanted his hair cut and a box of vegetable pills—so he said.
His first words were: 'It is incumbent on me to justify Captain Knowles's detainer of the negro.'
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