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DETENTION, n. [See Detain .] 1. The act of detaining; a withholding from another...
DETENT, n. [L.] A stop in a clock, which by being lifted up or let down, locks a...
DETENEBRATE, v.t. [L.] To remove darkness. [Not in use.]
DETECTION, n. The act of detecting; discovery of a person or thing attempted to ...
DETECTING, ppr. Discovering; finding out.
DETECTER, n. A discoverer; one who finds out what another attempts to conceal.
DETECTED, pp. Discovered; found out; laid open; brought to light.
DETECT, v.t. [L., to cover.] Literally, to uncover; hence, to discover; to find ...
DETAINMENT, n. The act of detaining; detention.
DETAINING, ppr. Withholding what belongs to another; holding back; restraining f...
DETAINER, n. 1. One who withholds what belongs to another; one who detains, stop...
DETAINED, pp. Withheld; kept back; prevented from going or coming; held; restrai...
DETAINDER, n. A writ. [See Detinue .]
DETAIN, v.t. [L., to hold. See Tenant .] 1. To keep back or from; to withhold; t...
DETAILING, ppr. 1. Relating minutely; telling the particulars. 2. Selecting from...
DETAILER, n. One who details.