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OTCWL2014 (NASPA Word List 2014)
TWL06 (NASPA List 2006)
"Detain" Definition
verb-transitive
Obsolete To retain or withhold (payment or property, for example).
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To keep from proceeding; delay or retard.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To keep in custody or temporary confinement: The police detained several suspects for questioning. The disruptive students were detained after school until their parents had been notified.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
verb
To hold or keep in or as if in custody.
Source: Merriam-Webster
To keep back (as something due).
Source: Merriam-Webster
To restrain especially from proceeding.
Source: Merriam-Webster
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