detainer
pronunciation
How to pronounce detainer in British English:
UK [dɪ'teɪnə]
How to pronounce detainer in American English:
US [dɪ'teɪnə]
Word Origin
- detainer (n.)
- "one who detains," 1530s, agent noun from detain. As a legal term, "a detaining in one's possession," from 1610s, from Anglo-French detener, from Old French detenir (noun use of infinitive).
Example
- 1. Receives 17 regarding the pacific ocean island country handkerchief fatigue agreement to detain in the central chinese uygur national minority in guantanamo by the detainer , beijing is referred these people is the terrorist , should return to china .
- 2. Onyango , who is the half-brother of the president 's late father and originally from kenya , was being held in custody on a detainer from us immigration and customs enforcement , which said he had an earlier deportation or removal order .