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detain (verb)

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  • detain — ► VERB 1) keep from proceeding; delay. 2) keep in official custody. DERIVATIVES detainer noun detainment noun. ORIGIN Latin detinere keep back …   English terms dictionary

  • detain — de·tain vt 1: to hold or keep in custody or possession property wrongfully detain ed a juvenile detain ed in a care facility 2: to restrain from proceeding detain ed the driver and asked to see his license …   Law dictionary

  • detain — verb ADVERB ▪ briefly ▪ He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group. ▪ indefinitely ▪ Prisoners cannot be detained indefinitely without charge. ▪ illegally …   Collocations dictionary

  • detain — verb (T) 1 to officially prevent someone from leaving a place: Police detained the terrorists. 2 to delay someone who wants to leave, by talking to them, asking them to do something etc: I want a quick word, but I won t detain you long …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • detain — verb 1) they were detained for questioning Syn: hold, take into custody, take (in), confine, imprison, lock up, put in jail, intern; arrest, apprehend, seize; informal pick up, run in, haul in, nab, collar Ant …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • detain — verb 1) they were detained for questioning Syn: hold, take into custody, confine, imprison, intern, arrest, apprehend, seize; informal pick up; Brit.; informal nick 2) don t let me detain you Syn …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • detain — verb a) Keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention. b) To put under custody …   Wiktionary

  • detain — verb 1》 keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention. 2》 keep (someone) in official custody. Derivatives detainment noun Origin ME (in the sense be afflicted with sickness or infirmity ): from OFr.… …   English new terms dictionary

  • detain — [[t]dɪte͟ɪn[/t]] detains, detaining, detained 1) VERB When people such as the police detain someone, they keep them in a place under their control. [FORMAL] [V n] The act allows police to detain a suspect for up to 48 hours... [V n] He was… …   English dictionary

  • detain — UK [dɪˈteɪn] / US verb [transitive] Word forms detain : present tense I/you/we/they detain he/she/it detains present participle detaining past tense detained past participle detained 1) to keep someone in a police station or prison and not allow… …   English dictionary

  • detain — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English deteynen, from Anglo French deteign , stem of detenir, modification of Latin detinēre, from de + tenēre to hold more at thin Date: 15th century 1. to hold or keep in or as if in custody < detained by the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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