Detainer
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary · Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
[Lat. detentio; L. Fr. detenue.] Detainment or detention. The keeping another out of possession of lands or tenements.
3 Bl. Com. 179.
The unlawful holding possession of another's goods.
3 Steph. Com. 624.
In English practice. A process which lies against persons in custody.
1 Arch. Pr. 80. Arch. N. Pract. 517.