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detain
mid-15c., from M.Fr.
detenir
, from O.Fr.
detenir
"to hold off, keep back" (12c.), from L.
detinere
"hold off, keep back," from
de-
"from, away" +
tenere
"to hold" (see
tenet
). Related:
Detainee
(1928).
