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unlawful detainer

unlawful detainer 1 : the act of wrongfully remaining in possession of

detainer [Anglo-French detenoure, from detenir to restrain, detain, from Old French,

forcible entry and detainer 1 : the forcible entry upon and keeping of real

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Detainer, forcible. See FORCIBLE ENTRY. Unlawful. The wrongful keeping of a

Detained, 'detained' includes detained under any law providing for preventive detention.

Forcible detainer, refusing to restore another's goods, after sufficient amends tendered, the

May be detained, According to the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, Volume 1, page

detain 1 : to hold or keep in custody or possession

Wilfully detains or delays, it is, reasonable to think that in s.

to the owners of a ship by the freighter, for detaining her in port longer than the period agreed upon for

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