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Definition of detainer
1 : the act of keeping something in one's possession; specifically : the withholding from the rightful owner of something that has lawfully come into the possession of the holder
2 : detention in custody
3 : a writ authorizing the keeper of a prison to continue to hold a person in custody
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Examples of detainer in a Sentence
keep him in detainer for at least 72 hours
she filed an action for unlawful detainer of land after nonpayment of rent
Recent Examples of detainer from the Web
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Connecticut’s governor directed police chiefs across the state Wednesday to avoid taking any special action against undocumented immigrants, including honoring immigration detainer requests from ICE.
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For years, immigrant advocacy groups have asked county jails not to grant ICE detainer requests.
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For now, probation detainers continue to swell the jail population.
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Currently, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff John Layton are defending against an ACLU lawsuit, filed in September 2016, over the department's compliance with ICE detainer policies.
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The Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s detainer on the infamous Cocaine Cowboy will keep him behind bars while authorities decide whether to deport him to his native country — Cuba.
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Once a detainer is lodged, the possibility of bail is revoked.
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And when arrested for crimes allegedly committed in the U.S., while the San Diego County Sheriff honored ICE detainer requests, the U.S. Attorney failed to file federal charges requiring jail time.
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One day after his arrest, immigration officials placed a detainer on Vences-Lopez, Shawn Neudauer, a spokesman for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said in a statement to NBC News.
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Origin and Etymology of detainer
Anglo-French detenour, alteration of detenir
Law Dictionary
detainer
playLegal Definition of detainer
1 : the act of keeping something in one's possession; specifically : unlawful detainer
2 : detention in custody
3 : a notification sent by a prosecutor, judge, or other official advising a prison official that a prisoner is wanted to answer criminal charges and requesting continued detention of the prisoner or notification of the prisoner's impending release — compare extradition
Origin and Etymology of detainer
Anglo-French detenoure, from detenir to restrain, detain, from Old French, from Latin detinere
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