[mass noun](Law)the crime of wrongful detention of goods or personal possessions (replaced in the UK by the tort of wrongful interference of goods) (律)非法扣留动产罪(在英国为妨碍他人动产的侵权行为) ■legal action against this 针对非法扣留动产罪的诉讼
语源
late Middle English: from Old French detenue, past participle (used as a noun) of detenir 'detain'