detain

Etymology

From Old French detenir. Cognate with Italian detenere, Portuguese deter, Romanian deține, and Spanish detener.

verb

1. (transitive) To keep someone from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.
2. (transitive, law enforcement) To put under custody.
   In April of 2009, however, the disease was found to suddenly no longer be appearing in newly-hatched chickens, and, upon review, it was discovered that Dr. Wildcat had modified 6002 without authorization, removing the disease from the genome. She's detained and questioned by Muller, and, even though she tries to lie that she didn't do anything, they have footage of her ascending the tree on her own. 16 August 2021, “Exploring the SCP Foundation: SCP-6002 - All Creatures Great and Small” (19:06 from the start), in The Exploring Series, archived from the original on 2023-01-10
3. (transitive) To keep back or from; to withhold.
4. (transitive) To seize goods for official purposes.