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  • Definition
    • detain :stop or halt
      • Please stay the bloodshed!

    • detain :cause to be slowed down or delayed
      • Traffic was delayed by the bad weather|she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform

    • detain :deprive of freedom; take into confinement

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