detinue

American  

[det-n-oo, -yoo] / ˈdɛt nˌu, -ˈju /

noun

Law.

1. an old commonlaw form of action to recover possession of personal property wrongfully detained.

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detinue British  

/ ˈdɛtɪˌnjuː /

noun

1. law an action brought by a plaintiff to recover goods wrongfully detained

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Etymology

Origin of detinue

1425–75; late Middle English detenu < Anglo-French detenue, detinue detention, originally feminine past participle of detenir to detain

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

detinue

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 William Fayette Fox

The Chancellor took jurisdiction of cases of debt, detinue, and account which had been decided in other courts with oathhelping by the defendant.

From Our Legal Heritage by S. A. Reilly

The names of trover, detinue, trespass, give no information to the defendant; the substantial cause of action is stated in the declaration, and these names are mere useless additions.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845 by Various

The declaration in detinue per inventionem was called "un newfound Haliday" in Y.B.

From The Common Law by Oliver Wendell Holmes

If the chattel could be returned in specie, detinue afforded no satisfaction for damage which it might have suffered through the bailee's neglect.

From The Common Law by Oliver Wendell Holmes

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