recaption

[ ree-kap-shuhn ]

noun

, Law.

1. the taking back without violence of one's property or a member of one's family or household unlawfully in the possession or custody of another.

recaption

/ riːˈkæpʃən /

noun

1. law the process of taking back one's own wife, child, property, etc, without causing a breach of the peace

Word History and Origins

Origin of recaption¹

First recorded in 1600–10; re- + caption

Word History and Origins

Origin of recaption¹

C17: from re- + caption (in the sense: seizure)