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detainer

[ dih-tey-ner ]

noun

Law.
  1. a writ for the further detention of a person already in custody.
  2. the wrongful detaining or withholding of what belongs to another.


detainer

/ ɪˈٱɪə /

noun

  1. the wrongful withholding of the property of another person
    1. the detention of a person in custody
    2. a writ authorizing the further detention of a person already in custody
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • d·ٲİ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of detainer1

1610–20; < Anglo-French detener (noun use of infinitive), variant of Old French detenir; detain
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Word History and Origins

Origin of detainer1

C17: from Anglo-French detener (n), from detener to detain
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Example Sentences

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Border czar Tom Homan vowed to send federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to enforce an agreement known as a detainer, under which local officials hold individuals facing deportation.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press office subsequently released a statement pledging to honor the detainer on Ortega-Anguiano, saying that state prison officials “will again coordinate with ICE — as they have w/ 10,000+ inmates — to transfer him before release.”

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A spokesperson for ICE said a detainer was placed on June 9, 2022, while Ortega-Anguiano was housed at North Kern State Prison.

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An ICE detainer issued by the Tampa Homeland Security Investigations office mandates that he be held for 48 hours.

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement placed an immigration detainer on Sierra on Saturday.

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