- a person or thing that detains
Origin of detainer
Anglo-French detener, infinitive used as noun from Old French detenir: see detainLaw- the unlawful withholding of land or goods from the rightful owner
- the detention of a person without the person's consent
- a writ for continuing to hold a person already in custody
detainer
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detainer
noun
Law- The withholding of property from its rightful owner.
- The holding of a person in custody, especially under a writ authorizing continued custody for the purposes of making the person available to other authorities to answer other charges.
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detainer - Legal 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 detainerThe illegal holding of real property by a formerly lawful
tenant beyond the date of legal possession, as in the holdover of a lease.
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