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Webster 1913 Edition

Detainment

De-tain′ment

,

Noun.

[Cf. OF.

detenement

.]

Detention.

[R.]

Blackstone.

Webster 1828 Edition

Detainment

DETAINMENT

,

Noun.

The act of detaining; detention.

Definition 2024

detainment

detainment

English

Noun

detainment ‎(countable and uncountable, plural detainments)

The condition of being detained; detention