0 present participle of detain
1 to force someone officially to stay in a place:
A suspect has been detained by the police for questioning.
I'm sorry I'm late - I was unavoidably detained.
Those comprise the seizure and detaining of strays and the duty on district and borough councils to enforce the collar and tag law.
Those comprise the seizure and detaining of strays and a duty on the district or borough council to enforce the collar and tag law.
By 1985, when our intelligence was perfect, we should have removed the godfathers by detaining them under the internment powers.
The deductions were made to offset payments that the officer prisoners of war and protected personnel were supposed to receive from the detaining power.
I think he will find that there is very good reason for detaining these persons.
I cannot conceive that any magistrates would wrongly exercise the power of detaining until ten.
I realise that we may be detaining her from her dinner, but there are many of my constituents whose businesses are in dire straits.
The first is for detaining him here this afternoon.
