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(1):

(n.) Detention.

(2):

(v. t.) To hold or keep in custody.

(3):

(v. t.) To keep back or from; to withhold.

(4):

(v. t.) To restrain from proceeding; to stay or stop; to delay; as, we were detained by an accident.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Detain'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/detain.html. 1828.
 
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