2. To restrain from proceeding; to stay or stop; to delay; as, we were detained by an accident. Let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee. Judges xiii. 15.
3. To hold or keep in custody.
Syn. — To withhold; retain; stop; stay; arrest; check; retard; delay; hinder.
DETAIN
De*tain", n.
Defn: Detention. [Obs.] Spenser.
DETAINDER
De*tain"der, n. (Law)
Defn: A writ. See Detinue.
DETAINER
De*tain"er, n.
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.