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detinue

detinue noun: a person or thing detained; a detainee.

Noun

detinue (plural detinues)

  1. A person or thing detained; a detainee.
  2. A legal action to reclaim goods wrongfully detained.

detinue meaning in Urdu and Kannada

detinue in Urdu

غلط حراستی

detinue in Kannada

ಅಕ್ರಮ ಸುಫರ್ದು, ಸ್ಥಾನಬದ್ಧ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ, ಸುಫರ್ದು ಬಿಡುಗಡೆಯ ದಾವೆ

Forms of detinue

pluraldetinues

Origin of detinue

From late Middle English detenue, from Old French detenue, feminine singular past participle of detenir (“to detain”). See detain.

Questions about detinue

What does detinue mean?
Detinue means a person or thing detained; a detainee.
What is detinue in Urdu?
Detinue in Urdu is غلط حراستی. See Detinue meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is detinue?
Detinue is a noun.
What is the plural of detinue?
The plural of detinue is detinues.

Words near detinue in the dictionary

  1. detinned
  2. detinner
  3. detinners
  4. detinning
  5. detins
  6. detinue
  7. detinues
  8. detitanation
  9. detitanations
  10. Detlefsen
  11. Detlefsens

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