detainer
detainer noun: the right to keep a person, or a person's goods or property, against his will; a type of custody.
Noun (1)
detainer (plural detainers)
- The right to keep a person, or a person's goods or property, against his will; a type of custody.
- On Monday, the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency placed a similar detainer on Melvin Jovel, 18, who on Sunday was the sixth person to be arrested in the case.2007 August 21, Kareem Fahim, “Presidential Candidate Blames Killings on Newark Sanctuary Policy”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2019
- Through January, immigration authorities placed detainers on an additional 1,468 people — giving federal agents the right to hold suspects who are released from jail. […] Scott Weber, the field office director for the enforcement office in Newark, said that in roughly a third of the cases, his...2008 March 23, Kareem Fahim, “Immigration Referrals by Police Draw Scrutiny”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 10 Feb 2018
Noun (2)
detainer (plural detainers)
- One who detains.
- […] 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
detainer meaning in Tamil
detainer in Tamil
- தடுத்து நிறத்துபவர்
Forms of detainer
| plural | detainers |
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Origin of detainer
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman detener, from Old French detenir. By surface analysis, detain + -er (action noun suffix). First attested in the 17th century.
From detain + -er (agent noun suffix).
Words formed from detainer
Words that rhyme with detainer
Questions about detainer
- What does detainer mean?
- Detainer means the right to keep a person, or a person's goods or property, against his will; a type of custody.
- What is detainer in Tamil?
- Detainer in Tamil is தடுத்து நிறத்துபவர். See Detainer meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is detainer?
- Detainer is a noun.
- What is the plural of detainer?
- The plural of detainer is detainers.
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