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Definisjon av detain

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WordNet WordNet by Princeton University

Verb
detain - deprive of freedom; take into confinement
confine
unloose, unloosen, liberate, loose, release, free loosen the ties of; "unloose your sneakers"
keep maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes"
straiten squeeze together
gaol, immure, put behind bars, incarcerate, jail, jug, imprison, remand, lag, put away stew in an earthenware jug; "jug the rabbit"
intern work as an intern; "The young doctor is interning at the Medical Center this year"
bind over order a defendant to be placed in custody pending the outcome of a proceedings against him or her; "The defendant was bound over for trial"
imprison lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"
cage, cage in confine in a cage; "The animal was caged"
pin down, trap define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game"
keep in cause to stay indoors
detain - cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"
delay, hold up
hurry, rush urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!"
decelerate, slow, slow up, retard, slow down reduce the speed of; "He slowed down the car"
stonewall engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate; "The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist"
catch contract; "did you catch a cold?"
stall deliberately delay an event or action; "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling"
buy time act so as to delay an event or action in order to gain an advantage
detain - stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!"
stay, delay
delay, retard, check cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"
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Verb
detain - Keep someone from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.
detain - To put under custody.

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  • detain
    To keep under guard.

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