请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 detainer
释义

detainer

[ dih-tey-ner ]
/ dɪˈteɪ nər /

noun Law.

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

Origin of detainer

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

OTHER WORDS FROM detainer

pre·de·tain·er, noun

Words nearby detainer

detailed, detailer, detailing, detain, detainee, detainer, detect, detection, detective, detector, detectorist
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for detainer

British Dictionary definitions for detainer

detainer
/ (dɪˈteɪnə) /

noun law

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

Word Origin for detainer

C17: from Anglo-French detener (n), from detener to detain
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
随便看

 

英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/9/24 15:19:42