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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of detainer

Still, the jail hands over the vast majority of people with detainers to ICE, records show. — Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 14 Oct. 2026

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