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Definitions of detainer in various dictionaries:
A withholding from the rightful owner of property that has lawfully come into the possession of the current holder.
The detention of a person, especially in custody.
A writ authorizing the further detention of a person in custody, pending further action.
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the action of detaining or withholding property. |
The action of detaining or withholding property. |
A person who detains someone or something. |
A withholding from the rightful owner of property that has lawfully come into the possession of the current holder. |
The detention of a person, especially in custody. |
A writ authorizing the further detention of a person in custody, pending further action. |
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Detainer (from detain, Latin detinere); originally in British law, the act of keeping a person against his will, or the wrongful keeping of a person's goods, or other real or personal property. A writ of detainer was a form for the beginning of a personal action against a person already lodged within the walls of a prison; it was superseded by the Judgments Act 1838.In the United States, a detainer in the context of criminal law is a request filed by a criminal justice agency with the institution in which a prisoner is incarcerated, asking the institution either to hold the prisoner for the agency or to notify the agency when release of the prisoner is imminent. The Supreme Court of the United States has held that the Interstate Agreement on Detainers Act (1970) allows for a trial of any untried indictment, information, or complaint within 180 days. However, the prisoner needs to enter a request for final disposition to begin the clock. U.S. Marshals are given the power to issue wr |