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Webster 1913 Edition
Detainer
De-tain′er
(-ẽr)
, Noun.
1.
One who detains.
2.
(Law)
(a)
The keeping possession of what belongs to another; detention of what is another’s, even though the original taking may have been lawful. Forcible detainer is indictable at common law.
(b)
A writ authorizing the keeper of a prison to continue to keep a person in custody.
Webster 1828 Edition
Detainer
DETAINER
,Noun.
1.
One who withholds what belongs to another; one who detains, stops or prevents from going.2.
In law, a holding or keeping possession of what belongs to another; detention of what is anothers, though the original taking may be lawful.