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
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Yeiser’s landlord then filed an unlawful detainer complaint that July, seeking payment of $1,628 plus attorney fees.
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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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That could include as many as four court commissioners, who hear and make decisions on family and juvenile court cases, criminal, traffic, small claims and unlawful detainer cases.
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Daun's letter points out that several federal courts have said there is no constitutional basis to compel municipal law enforcement agencies to honor 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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Then, based on the detainer, he would be transferred to ICE custody and take his case through immigration court, according to Cutrell.
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Origin and Etymology of detainer
Anglo-French detenour, alteration of detenir
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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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