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