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Detain
Pronunciation : De*tain"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [F. d?tenir, L. detinere, detentum; de + tenere to hold. See Tenable.]
Definition : 1. To keep back or from; to withhold. Detain not the wages of the hireling. Jer. Taylor.
2. To restrain from proceeding; to stay or stop; to delay; as, we were detained by an accident. Let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee. Judges xiii. 15.
3. To hold or keep in custody.
Syn. -- To withhold; retain; stop; stay; arrest; check; retard; delay; hinder.
t. [imp. & p. p. Detained; p. pr. & vb. n. Detaining.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : De*tain"
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: Detention. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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