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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.com | DownloadNoah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Detainer
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(1):
(n.) One who detains.
(2):
(n.) The keeping possession of what belongs to another; detention of what is another's, even though the original taking may have been lawful. Forcible detainer is indictable at common law.
(3):
(n.) A writ authorizing the keeper of a prison to continue to keep a person in custody.