We won't detain you any further.
Find a way to detain him until I get there.
I will detain your bike. Police can not detain my car.
The police had enough evidence to detain him for further questioning.
I'll detain you no further.
The authorities detained the man for driving under the influence.
Please don't detain me, I am already late.
for example: 'i will have to detain you for further questioning' it means to stop someone..to keep someone from their future activities. a policeman might say this to the person he has arrested.
The root word of detain is "tain," which means to hold or grasp.
Detain suspects believed to be illegally in the uk take them to police stations.
in the judicial/ law enforcement meaning of detain, the antonym is " to release"
The police officer decided to detain the suspect.Detain: Deprive of freedom; Put under custody; Hold
The word is 'detain'.
detain