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detain(2)(dictionary)
detain(dictionary)
Detain(law)

mustee (iou) and detain (oh)


mustee (iou)



mustee noun. . L17.
[Abbreviation of Spanish MESTIZO.]
A person with one parent a white person and the Other a quadroon; an octoroon; loosely a person with parents of different races.

detain (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French; Origin: detenir, from Latin detinere, from tenere 'to hold']
to officially prevent someone from leaving a place
::Two suspects have been detained by the police for questioning .
::She was detained in hospital with a suspected broken leg.
[usually passive] formal to stop someone from leaving as soon as they expected
-synonym delay delay
::He was detained in Washington on urgent business.