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avowry

[ uh-vou-ree ]

noun

, Law.
, plural a·vow·ries.
  1. a plea by a defendant in an action of replevin who admits taking the distrained goods and shows just cause for the taking.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of avowry1

1300–50; Middle English avowrie < Old French avouerie, equivalent to avou ( er ) to avow + -erie -ry

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