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detainer Definition

de·tainer (dē tān′ər, di-)

noun

  1. a person or thing that detains

  2. Etymology: Anglo-Fr detener, inf. used as n. < OFr detenir: see detain

    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
detainer Law Definition

n

The act of keeping a person or thing in one’s custody or possession; an order authorizing a prison to continue holding a prisoner beyond his or her release date, typically while proceedings are commenced in another jurisdiction.
unlawful detainer
The illegal holding of real property by a formerly lawful tenant beyond the date of legal possession, as in the holdover of a lease.