detinue
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of detinue
1425–75; late Middle English detenu < Anglo-French detenue, detinue detention, originally feminine past participle of detenir to detain
Example Sentences
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Debt, exclusive of interest, not exceeding $100; fines, damages, etc., not exceeding $20; have jurisdiction of certain cases of unlawful entry and detainer, detinue, and search; may allow bail in certain cases.
From Civil Government of Virginia by Fox, William Fayette
In this and the earlier instances of loss by theft, the action was detinue, counting, we may presume, simply on a delivery and wrongful detainer.
From The Common Law by Holmes, Oliver Wendell
Trover gradually supplants detinue, in which there is compurgation.
From Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III by Reilly, S. A.
The declaration in detinue per inventionem was called "un newfound Haliday" in Y.B.
From The Common Law by Holmes, Oliver Wendell
The action of trover differs from detinue inasmuch as the party claims damages, not the recovery of the identical goods and chattels.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845 by Various
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