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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 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detainer
  1. detention
  2. appropriation
  3. imprisonment
  4. seizure
  5. incarceration
  6. takeover
  7. annexation
Noun
  • Though homosexuality is legal in Turkey, authorities have carried out coordinated raids targeting LGBTQ advocacy organizations and activists across multiple cities, leading to mass arrests and detentions.
    — Mick Krever, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
  • For now, Sanchez-Corona is trying to stay busy by cleaning rooms at his cousin’s hotel and researching the American immigration detention system.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of detention
Noun
  • Second, anywhere recurring costs are added on top of one-time federal or state appropriations is a primary source of local and county governments’ finding a method of additional charges — sometimes unnecessarily.
    — Peggy Gossett-Seidman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Further scrambling the frequencies are works by appropriation artists who remade Lichtenstein’s works into their own, including Sturtevant, Richard Pettibone, and Lawler.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of appropriation
Noun
  • 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
  • According to the department, this includes minimum fines of $2,000 or imprisonment in county jail for no less than 10 days, or both fine and imprisonment.
    — Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of imprisonment
Noun
  • An example of warrantless seizure could be a case in which an officer sees a dog being abused and takes the animal.
    — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
  • But Democrats and voting rights advocates characterized the seizure as a political stunt.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of seizure
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  • Daniel Macallair is the executive director of the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that works to reduce society’s reliance on incarceration.
    — Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Jeff Maiorca, 53, was arrested on suspicion of murder and is being held in a San Bernardino County jail without bail, according to incarceration records.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of incarceration
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  • The takeover appeared to be peaceful, with no gunfire heard in or around the airport.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Larry Ellison and Musk are friendly with the Oracle co-founder investing $1 billion in Musk’s takeover of Twitter (now X) in 2022.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of takeover
Noun
  • 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
  • Larry Swets, the company’s executive chair, told Fortune that the project is not related to American annexation.
    — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of annexation

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“Detainer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detainer. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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