Synonyms of detainer

detainer

noun

di-ˈtā-nər 

1

as in detention

the state of being held in lawful custody

keep him in detainer for at least 72 hours

Synonyms & Similar Words

• detention
• imprisonment
• incarceration
• confinement
• captivity
• internment
• detainment
• arrest
• hold
• immurement
• collar
• apprehension
• arrestment
• seizure
• capture
• restraint
• entrapment
• bust
• pinch
• enchainment

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discharge
• release
• freedom
• emancipation
• liberation

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appropriation
• seizure
• takeover
• annexation
• preemption
• usurpation
• invasion
• expropriation
• occupancy
• impoundment
• theft
• arrogation
• occupation
• sequestration
• repossession
• confiscation
• misuse
• attachment
• assumption
• infringement
• grab
• commandeering
• defalcation
• peculation
• misapplication
• misappropriation
• stripping
• encroachment
• piracy
• embezzlement
• trespass
• ejection
• looting
• dispossession
• preoccupancy
• pillaging
• despoilment
• deforcement
• disfurnishment

Examples of detainer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If passed, the bill would compel the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary to issue detainers for migrants who are known by law enforcement to be affiliated with a gang. —Stepheny Price, Fox News, 8 Sep. 2024

Those policies prevent cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainers. —Rebecca Pryor, Baltimore Sun, 2 July 2024

In the course of business, ERO lodges immigration detainers against noncitizens who have been arrested for criminal activity and taken into custody by state or local law enforcement. —Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 2 July 2024

The Big Apple is a sanctuary city, meaning local law enforcement generally does not cooperate with ICE detainers, which are requests that the agency be notified before the immigrant is released from custody and to keep them in custody until ICE can take custody of them. —Greg Norman, Fox News, 14 Aug. 2024