DETAINER Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

detainer

noun

di-ˈtā-nər

Definition of detainer

as in detention

the state of being held in lawful custody keep him in detainer for at least 72 hours

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as in appropriation

the unlawful taking or withholding of something from the rightful owner under a guise of authority she filed an action for unlawful detainer of land after nonpayment of rent

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Recent Examples of detainer New York City has policies that limit local law enforcement from sharing certain information with federal officers or honoring detainer requests unless immigrants have been convicted of violent crimes. — Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026 Separate from those agreements, though, is the issue of ICE detainers. — Sarah Matusek, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026 Police released him rather than honor an ICE detainer, the report said. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026 The 31-year-old man was arrested and is being held without bond due to an ICE detainer for deportation, officials said. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for detainer

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Noun

Some legal experts said prolonged detention occurs far too often, regardless of the suspect’s age.

— Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Reporter covering religion, spirituality and meaning-making A 79-year-old Colorado pastor who lost 35 pounds and the strength to walk after being placed in immigration detention 13 months ago has been released by order of a federal magistrate judge.

— Washington Post, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of detention

Noun

Unlike most educational funding, the FSTC isn’t a legislative appropriation.

— Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026
The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 protects lawmakers’ decisions against presidential efforts to ignore congressional appropriations.

— Stephanie A, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of appropriation

Noun

Douglas detailed his volatile relationship with his late father, Kirk Douglas, his son Cameron’s addiction and imprisonment, and the Stage 4 cancer diagnosis that forced him to confront his own mortality.

— Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
For decades, Florida lawmakers have demanded investigations, indictments and imprisonment for the Cuban leadership involved.

— Liv Caputo Herald, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of imprisonment

Noun

On April 13, 2021—the day after Lanitis died—the Appenzell Ausserrhoden prosecutor’s office ordered the seizure of relevant records and called for an autopsy, which revealed that Lanitis had died of multiple organ failure.

— D. T. Max, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
This comes amid a surge of violence and land seizures by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

— Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of seizure

Noun

This mandated that at least 10% of locally generated, unrestricted revenue be allocated to incarceration alternatives.

— Times staff, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
His government’s own hardline crackdown on gangs back home did restore peace to what was once the most violent country in the Western Hemisphere — though critics highlight his use of mass incarceration and accusations of widespread abuses.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of incarceration

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In Frisco, Texas, opposition to Hindu temples and a mosque fueled claims of an Indian takeover, and a protester tore apart an Indian flag near City Hall.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath, who Abbott appointed, announced the takeover October 2025, after a school that had since been closed received five consecutive failing scores in Texas’ A-F accountability ratings.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of takeover

Noun

Three weeks after the city stopped the annexation, effectively killing the development, local reporters confirmed that Beale was moving forward with the data center anyway.

— Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026
In February, the cities of Fort Worth and Aledo joined together to sue Willow Park in Parker County, saying the initial annexation was unlawful since the land wasn’t contiguous to Willow Park’s boundaries.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of annexation

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