Detainer Definition

A person or thing that detains.

The unlawful withholding of land or goods from the rightful owner.

A writ for continuing to hold a person already in custody.

The detention of a person without the person's consent.

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.

The illegal holding of real property by a formerly lawful tenant beyond the date of legal possession, as in the holdover of a lease.