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detainer

noun

  1. a person or thing that detains
  2. Law
    1. the unlawful withholding of land or goods from the rightful owner
    2. the detention of a person without the person's consent
    3. a writ for continuing to hold a person already in custody

See detainer in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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