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detainment (noun)

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  • detainment — 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

  • detainment — noun see detain …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • detainment — noun The condition of being detained; detention …   Wiktionary

  • detainment — noun a state of being confined (usually for a short time) his detention was politically motivated the prisoner is on hold he is in the custody of police • Syn: ↑detention, ↑hold, ↑custody • Derivationally related forms …   Useful english dictionary

  • detainment — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The condition or fact of being made late or slow: delay, holdup, lag, retardation. See HELP, TIME …   English dictionary for students

  • 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

  • detainer — 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 — 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

  • 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 — /dəˈteɪn / (say duh tayn) verb (t) 1. to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay. 2. to keep under restraint or in custody. 3. to keep back or withhold, as from a person. {late Middle English detaine(n), from Old French detenir, from Latin… …  

  • detention — noun he was released after spending a year in detention Syn: custody, imprisonment, confinement, incarceration, internment, detainment, captivity; arrest, house arrest; quarantine; punishment, discipline …   Thesaurus of popular words

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