detinue

[ det-n-oo, -yoo ]

/ ˈdɛt nˌu, -ˈyu /

noun Law.

an old commonlaw form of action to recover possession of personal property wrongfully detained.

Origin of detinue

1425–75; late Middle English detenu<Anglo-French detenue, detinue detention, originally feminine past participle of detenir to detain

Words nearby detinue

detestation, dethatch, dethrone, detick, det. in dup., detinue, Detmold, detonate, detonation, detonator, detour

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Example sentences from the Web for detinue

The use of the action of trover gradually supplants the action of detinue, which involves compurgation.
Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed.|S. A. Reilly
In the manor courts, actions of debt, detinue, and covenant were frequent.
Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed.|S. A. Reilly
Detinue, in law, the form of action whereby a plaintiff seeks to recover a chattel personal unlawfully detained.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
Detinue, the primitive remedy, retained that mark of primitive procedure.
The Common Law|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

British Dictionary definitions for detinue

detinue

/ (ˈdɛtɪˌnjuː) /

noun

law an action brought by a plaintiff to recover goods wrongfully detained

Word Origin for detinue

C15: from Old French detenue, from detenir to detain

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	detinue
释义	detinue [ det-n-oo, -yoo ] / ˈdɛt nˌu, -ˈyu / noun Law. an old commonlaw form of action to recover possession of personal property wrongfully detained. Origin of detinue 1425–75; late Middle English detenu<Anglo-French detenue, detinue detention, originally feminine past participle of detenir to detain Words nearby detinue detestation, dethatch, dethrone, detick, det. in dup., detinue, Detmold, detonate, detonation, detonator, detour Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for detinue The use of the action of trover gradually supplants the action of detinue, which involves compurgation. Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed.\|S. A. Reilly In the manor courts, actions of debt, detinue, and covenant were frequent. Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed.\|S. A. Reilly Detinue, in law, the form of action whereby a plaintiff seeks to recover a chattel personal unlawfully detained. The New Gresham Encyclopedia\|Various Detinue, the primitive remedy, retained that mark of primitive procedure. The Common Law\|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. British Dictionary definitions for detinue detinue / (ˈdɛtɪˌnjuː) / noun law an action brought by a plaintiff to recover goods wrongfully detained Word Origin for detinue C15: from Old French detenue, from detenir to detain Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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