avowry

[ uh-vou-ree ]

/ əˈvaʊ ri /

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noun, plural a·vow·ries.Law.

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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Origin of avowry

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