Noun: detainer di'tey-nu(r)
- (law) a writ authorizing the continued detention of a person in custody
"The court issued a detainer to keep the suspect in jail"
- One who or that which detains
"The security guard acted as a detainer for shoplifters"
- (law) the act of keeping possession of someone's property, often wrongfully
"The landlord's detainer of the tenant's belongings was illegal"
Derived forms: detainers
Encyclopedia: Detainer