detainer

英 [dɪ'teɪnə] 美 [dɪ'tenɚ]
  • n. 继续监禁令,非法留置;挽留者

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detainer (n.)
"one who detains," 1530s, agent noun from detain. As a legal term, "a detaining in one's possession," from 1610s, from Anglo-French detener, from Old French detenir (noun use of infinitive).

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