detinue
11detinue — noun A legal action to reclaim goods wrongfully detained …
12detinue — n. order to return unlawfully held possessions (Law) …
13detinue — [ dɛtɪnju:] noun Law the crime of wrongful detention of goods or personal possessions. Origin ME: from OFr. detenue, past participle (used asnoun) of detenir detain …
14detinue — det·i·nue …
15detinue — /ˈdɛtənju/ (say detuhnyooh) noun an old common law form of action to recover possession or the value of articles of personal property wrongfully detained. {Old French detenue detention, originally past participle feminine of detenir detain} …
16detinue — n. Law, illegal detention of another s personal property; writ for recovering such detained property …
17detinue — tənˌ(y)ü noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English detenewe, from Middle French detenue detention, from feminine of detenu, past participle of detenir to detain more at detain 1. : detention of something due; …
18Writ of detinue — Detinue Det i*nue (?; 277), n. [OF. detinu, detenu, p. p. of detenir to detain. See {Detain}.] A person or thing detained; (Law) A form of action for the recovery of a personal chattel wrongfully detained. [1913 Webster] {Writ of detinue} (Law),… …
19detinue de jure divino et canonica institutione pertinent ad personam — /desamiy diy juriy davaynow et kanonaka instatyuwshiyowniy partanant xd parsownam/ Tithes belong to the parson by divine right and canonical institution …
20detinue of goods in frank marriage — /detan(y)uw av giidz in fraerjk masraj/ A writ formerly available to a wife after a divorce, for the recovery of the goods given with her in marriage …