detainer means the right to keep a person, or a person's goods or property, against his will; a type of custody. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.
noun
- The right to keep a person, or a person's goods or property, against his will; a type of custody.“On Monday, the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency placed a similar detainer on Melvin Jovel, 18, who on Sunday was the sixth person to be arrested in the case.”
- One who detains.“[…] he chatted gaily with his fair detainer, showing no inclination to escape from the bondage in which she sought to retain him.”