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<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The keeping possession of what belongs to another; detention of what is another's, even though the original taking may have been lawful</def>. Forcible detainer is indictable at common law. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A writ authorizing the keeper of a prison to continue to keep a person in custody.</def>

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<hw>De*tain"ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>detenement</ets>.]</ety> <def>Detention.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Blackstone.</i>

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<hw>De*tect"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>detectus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>detegere</ets> to uncover, detect; <ets>de</ets> + <ets>tegere</ets> to cover. See <er>Tegument</er>.]</ety> <def>Detected.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Fabyan.</i>

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<hw>De*tect"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Detected</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Detecting</er>.]</wordforms>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To uncover; to discover; to find out; to bring to light; <as>as, to <ex>detect</ex> a crime or a criminal; to <ex>detect</ex> a mistake in an account.</as></def>

<blockquote>Plain good intention . . . is as easily discovered at the first view, as fraud is surely <b>detected</b> at last. <i>Burke.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Like following life through creatures you dissect, You lose it in the moment you <b>detect</b>. <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To inform against; to accuse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>He was untruly judged to have preached such articles as he was <b>detected</b> of. <i>Sir T. More.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- To discover; find out; lay bare; expose.</syn>

<h1>Detectable, Detectible</h1> <Xpage=400>

<hw><hw>De*tect"a*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>De*tect"i*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <def>Capable of being detected or found out; <as>as, parties not <ex>detectable</ex></as>.</def> "Errors <i>detectible</i> at a glance."

<i>Latham.</i>

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<hw>De*tect"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who, or that which, detects or brings to light; one who finds out what another attempts to conceal; a detector.</def>

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<hw>De*tec"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>detectio</ets> an uncovering, revealing.]</ety> <def>The act of detecting; the laying open what was concealed or hidden; discovery; <as>as, the <ex>detection</ex> of a thief; the <ex>detection</ex> of fraud, forgery, or a plot.</as></def>

<blockquote>Such secrets of guilt are never from <b>detection</b>. <i>D. Webster.</i></blockquote>

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<hw>De*tect"ive</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Fitted for, or skilled in, detecting; employed in detecting crime or criminals; <as>as, a <ex>detective</ex> officer</as>.</def>

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<hw>De*tect"ive</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who business it is so detect criminals or discover matters of secrecy.</def>

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