💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Detainer"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| unlawful detainernoun | (US, law) The act of retaining possession of property without legal right. |
| detaindernoun | (obbsolete, law) A writ. |
| retentionnoun | The act of retaining or something retained. |
| detentionnoun | (countable) A temporary state of custody or confinement. |
| retainernoun | A fee one pays to reserve the other's time for services. |
| detention warrantnoun | (law) a court order authorising the detention of a person following his arrest or pending any procedural activity (interrogation, examination, trial, etc.). |
| distraintnoun | (law) The legal right of a landlord to seize the property of a tenant in the event of nonpayment of rent. |
| custodynoun | The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children. |
| safekeepernoun | A person kept in prison while awaiting trial. |
| deforciantnoun | (obsolete, UK, law) One who keeps out of possession the rightful owner of an estate. |
| dispositionnoun | Tendency or inclination under given circumstances. |
| distressnoun | Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature. |
| liennoun | (law) A right to take possession of a debtor’s property as security until a debt or duty is discharged. |
| detinuenoun | (law) A legal action to reclaim goods wrongfully detained. |
| holdbacknoun | A restraint; a device or part of a device that operates to restrain. |
| holdnoun | A grasp or grip. |
| hostagenoun | A person seized in order to compel another party to act (or refrain from acting) in a certain way, because of the threat of harm to the hostage. |
| enurementnoun | (law) One's right to have or control an asset. |
| deforcementnoun | (law) A keeping out by force or wrong; a wrongful withholding, as of lands or tenements, to which another has a right. |
| depositorynoun | A place where something is deposited, as for storage, safekeeping, or preservation. |
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