detainers

noun

plural of detainer
1
as in detentions
the state of being held in lawful custody keep him in detainer for at least 72 hours

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2
as in appropriations
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 detainers At issue in the case was the Boston Trust Act, which prohibits Boston Police and other city departments from cooperating with ICE on civil immigration detainers. — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 28 May 2026 Clifford said the program will streamline placing detainers on people already in custody at the jail. — Chadd Cripe. Produced With Ai Assistance, Idaho Statesman, 26 May 2026 From July 2024 to June 2025, the NYPD received 3,672 requests for civil immigration detainers, up from just 99 detainer requests from the same time period a year prior. — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026 Garcia Martinez was processed for federal immigration law violations and transported to a detention facility with detainers to ensure extradition to New York after final adjudication of the immigration violations, CBP said. — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026 The sheriff’s department has to honor ICE detainers, under state law, or the county could be sued, Gore said. — Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026 Immigration detainers are requests for state or local law enforcement agencies to hold a person in criminal custody and to notify ICE before their release. — Liz Teitz, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Apr. 2026 According to the lawsuit, Connecticut has honored less than 20% of the civil immigration detainers issued by the federal government since 2020. — Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026 Afterward, Moore issued three directives clarifying that state and local agencies may still cooperate with ICE on criminal matters and immigration detainers. — Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detainers
  1. detentions
  2. appropriations
  3. incarcerations
  4. seizures
  5. imprisonments
  6. takeovers
  7. annexations
Noun
  • His protests and hunger strikes were a source of frustration to officials and led to multiple detentions.
    — Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Iran did not immediately acknowledge the release, and her case was not publicly known, as sometimes happens with detentions in the Islamic Republic.
    — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of detentions
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  • When Congress fails to pass its 12 appropriations bills as prescribed by law and the previous round of funding expires, the government shuts down.
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 20 July 2026
  • The measure, part of the annual State Department appropriations bill, now heads to the Senate.
    — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of appropriations
Noun
  • One 2025 study found that these waivers may be tied to fewer hospitalizations, emergency department visits, and incarcerations among adults with serious mental illness.
    — Helen Santoro, Denver Post, 29 June 2026
  • Despite their felony convictions and impending incarcerations, both former Met police career criminals continue to collect their monthly kisses in the mail — $8,850 a month for Cederquist and $6,020 for Butner.
    — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
Definition of incarcerations
Noun
  • In May, Klee revealed that Simon had been diagnosed with cancer, after spending a few days in the ICU for seizures.
    — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026
  • Some develop seizures, and many have trouble seeing as their vision fades.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of seizures
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  • More people know about arbitrary arrests and imprisonments.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 30 May 2026
  • Darling pointed to recent high profile imprisonments of Baha’i cousins Peyvand Naimi and Borna Naimi, who have undergone torture to force confessions and face possible death sentences.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2026
Definition of imprisonments
Noun
  • In response to the takeovers, the city has launched an office of youth affairs, met and listened to students at schools, and created a youth advisory board comprised of teens and young adults.
    — Safiyah Riddle, Fortune, 25 July 2026
  • Teen takeovers showcase teens’ extraordinary abilities to identify collective problems and to enact creative solutions – whether or not these solutions are acceptable to adults in power.
    — Krista Mehari, The Conversation, 23 July 2026
Definition of takeovers
Noun
  • But county commissioners voted in February to put a moratorium on annexations and incorporations for at least five years to give the county time to assess the fiscal impact of future annexation and incorporations.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
Definition of annexations

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“Detainers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detainers. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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