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 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 She is also accused of being in the country legally, and is being held in the Forsyth County Detention Center under a Department of Homeland Security Immigration detainer, officials said. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2026 He was later released on bond and turned over to ICE in Hartford on a detainer. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2026 On the day of his release, ProPublica found, Hernández had in place what’s known as an immigration detainer, a formal request for law enforcement agencies to hold noncitizens for pickup by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. — Keri Blakinger, ProPublica, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for detainer

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Noun

Vucic has pushed hard against the protesters as the government faced international criticism over police violence and arbitrary detentions of demonstrators.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
Advocates say the delays leave people waiting in prisonlike detention facilities.

— Carla Astudillo, ProPublica, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of detention

Noun

But whether private or public, aviation security funds will have to come from congressional appropriations.

— Hydrick Thomas, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
Although Congress reauthorized the National Levee Safety Program until 2028, appropriations have not been made to fully fund it.

— Kaleigh Yost, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of appropriation

Noun

Indecent exposure to a minor under the age of 15 is also a Class 6 felony, resulting in a Class 6 felony as well, which is a far more serious crime resulting in imprisonment in state or federal prison.

— Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 1 Sep. 2026
During her imprisonment, Stötzer refused to leave the GDR for West Germany under the Häftlingsfreikauf program, which offered ransoms for political prisoners.

— Elisa R. Linn, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of imprisonment

Noun

Both Mexico’s Navy and Defense Ministry confirmed to CNN an increase in drone seizures over the past year.

— Sol Amaya, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
Folsom staff said the city could not legally adopt the type of impoundment residents requested, citing Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable seizures.

— Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of seizure

Noun

That, and the at-arm’s-length care of the staff (who are sometimes comedically cold), makes existence within the ward feel like a close cousin to incarceration.

— Miriam Balanescu, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026
For generations, the women sustain a world of warmth and care amid what Fleetwood calls a family curse, as the men’s lives are beset by mass incarceration and rampant gun violence.

— Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of incarceration

Noun

Min Aung Hlaing faced years of diplomatic isolation following his 2021 takeover and was barred from top-level ASEAN meetings for failing to comply with the bloc's peace plan for Myanmar.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
Attendance was lackluster, and worries about GOP voter turnout to thwart a Democratic takeover of Congress were clearly on the president's mind.

— Joey Garrison, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of takeover

Noun

Nelson Wiseman, a professor emeritus of political science at the University of Toronto, said Trump’s annexation threats carry particular weight in Quebec.

— Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
By gradually accomplishing a de-facto annexation of the West Bank, the settlements would require Israeli Jews either to rule over a resentful non-Jewish population of about equal size or to surrender the Jewish identity of their state.

— David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of annexation

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