avowry

[ uh-vou-ree ]
/ əˈvaʊ ri /

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

Words nearby avowry

avon lake, avouch, avow, avowal, avowed, avowry, avram, avruga, avulse, avulsed wound, avulsion
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