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avowry

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[uh-vou-ree] / əˈvaʊ ri /

noun

Law.

plural

avowries

  1. a plea by a defendant in an action of replevin who admits taking the distrained goods and shows just cause for the taking.

Etymology

Origin of avowry

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

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