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(dtn"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Detained (); p. pr. & vb. n.Detaining.] [F. dtenir, L. detinere, detentum; de + tenere to hold. See Tenable.] 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. Judg. xiii. 15. 3. To hold or keep in custody. Syn. -- To withhold; retain; stop; stay; arrest; check; retard; delay; hinder. Detain" n.Detention. [Obs.] Spenser. スポンサード リンク
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