What does "detain" mean?

Detain: To restrain from proceeding; to stay or stop; to delay; as, we were detained by an accident. Let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee. Judges xiii.

Additional senses

  1. 2.3. To hold or keep in custody.
  2. 3.Detention. [Obs.] Spenser.

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