Definition of: detainer

(di·tā′nər) noun
1. One who detains, stops, or withholds.
2. Law a A process for recovering possession of lands or goods wrongfully held. b A writ directing the continued holding of a prisoner in custody pending an additional action.
—forcible detainer The seizure by violence, or keeping possession of by threats, force, or the display of arms, of lands or tenements without authority of law.