DETAINER

Etymology

Noun

detainer (plural detainers)

(legal) The right to keep a person, or a person's goods or property, against his will. A type of custody.

One who detains.

Anagrams

• Naderite, aditeren, antideer, redetain, retained

Source: Wiktionary

De*tain"er, n.

1. One who detains.

2. (Law) (a) 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. (b) A writ authorizing the keeper of a prison to continue to keep a person in custody.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition