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- DETAIN Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
keep, retain, detain, withhold, reserve mean to hold in one's possession or under one's control keep may suggest a holding securely in one's possession, custody, or control
- detain verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
Definition of detain verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- DETAIN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
DETAIN definition: 1 to force someone officially to stay in a place: 2 to delay someone for a short length of time… Learn more
- DETAIN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
When people such as the police detain someone, they keep them in a place under their control The act allows police to detain a suspect for up to 48 hours
- What does detain mean? - Definitions. net
To detain is to keep or hold someone temporarily or to delay their movement or progress, often in legal circumstances, such as law enforcement keeping someone in custody while carrying out an investigation
- Detain - definition of detain by The Free Dictionary
To keep from proceeding; delay or retard: Our friends were detained by heavy traffic 2 To keep in custody or confinement: The police detained several suspects for questioning 3 Archaic To retain or withhold (payment or property, for example)
- detain - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
detain (third-person singular simple present detains, present participle detaining, simple past and past participle detained) (transitive) To keep something from proceeding or coming to completion; to delay
- detain - definition and meaning - Wordnik
Over the past eight years, we have seen the government over and over again detain men as “terrorists,” only to discover later that the evidence was weak, wrong or nonexistent
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