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detainable

Detainable vs Retainable - What's the difference?

detainable | retainable |


As adjectives the difference between detainable and retainable

is that detainable is capable of being detained while retainable is capable of being retained.

Detain vs Detainable - What's the difference?

detain | detainable |


As a verb detain

is keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.

As an adjective detainable is

capable of being detained.