detainer

noun

di-ˈtā-nər How to pronounce detainer (audio)
Definition of detainernext
1
as in detention
the state of being held in lawful custody keep him in detainer for at least 72 hours

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2
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 The department does not honor detainer requests, meaning the Sheriff’s Office won’t hold inmates for ICE to pick up, Livingston said. — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026 The Boston Trust Act, which the federal government unsuccessfully sued the city and mayor over, prevents city police from cooperating with ICE on civil immigration detainers, but still allows for cooperation in certain criminal matters. — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 18 Aug. 2026 His client has an immigration detainer asking the Bureau of Prisons to transfer him directly to Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, McWilliams told CNN. — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 18 July 2026 The jail was holding eight inmates Wednesday solely on an immigration detainer, but 184 other inmates on local charges and an ICE detainer. — Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for detainer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detainer
  1. detention
  2. appropriation
  3. imprisonment
  4. seizure
  5. incarceration
  6. takeover
  7. annexation
Noun
  • Rights and media freedom groups have separately warned of police violence, arbitrary detentions, unauthorized surveillance and threats against journalists.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Kyle challenged the stop, the continued detention, and Alaniz’s use of the ALPR systems.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of detention
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  • The focus, according to their proposal, will be on contexts of appropriation, chains of ownership, and the significance of the artifacts to contemporary Cameroon.
    — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Congress has failed to pass all appropriations bills by the beginning of the fiscal year, for the thirtieth year in a row.
    — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of appropriation
Noun
  • The award is named after Justice Albie Sachs, a hero of the anti-apartheid movement who survived imprisonment, exile and an assassination attempt in the fight for equality in South Africa.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s top-secret doc is 174 minutes and follows Theranos founder and fraudster Elizabeth Holmes in her final days of freedom and first few weeks of imprisonment.
    — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of imprisonment
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  • Those concentrates can be up to 13 times stronger than morphine, and users risk addiction, liver damage, and seizures— or worse.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Most government seizures are made through mail and express-courier services, rather than through shipping containers, and many of the shipments originate in China and Hong Kong.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of seizure
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  • Judge Underhill could have added to the 10 years of incarceration that the federal sentencing guidelines recommend but instead departed downward from them and shaved three years off them.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026
  • This mandated that at least 10% of locally generated, unrestricted revenue be allocated to incarceration alternatives, advancing what was called the county’s Care First, Jails Last vision.
    — Jon Regardie, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of incarceration
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  • Rupert’s lawyers deny it, though the takeover attempts have seemingly gone on pause since Higgins’s inquiries.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Some of the metrics CMPD will use to gauge success include the number of teen crime victims, the number of crimes committed by teens and the number and severity in teen takeover events, Patterson said.
    — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of takeover
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  • After outcry from neighbors like Zloth, the Crowsnest annexation was withdrawn, while Castle Pines City Council took a step back to create an annexation policy.
    — Olivia Young, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The United Nations and most of the international community consider the territory occupied Syrian land and do not recognize Israel’s annexation.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of annexation

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“Detainer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detainer. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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