recaption

[ ree-kap-shuhn ]
/ riˈkæp ʃən /

noun Law.

the taking back without violence of one's property or a member of one's family or household unlawfully in the possession or custody of another.

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Origin of recaption

First recorded in 1600–10; re- + caption

Words nearby recaption

recapitalization, recapitalize, recapitulate, recapitulation, recapitulation theory, recaption, recapture, recarburize, recast, recce, recd.
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British Dictionary definitions for recaption

recaption
/ (riːˈkæpʃən) /

noun

law the process of taking back one's own wife, child, property, etc, without causing a breach of the peace

Word Origin for recaption

C17: from re- + caption (in the sense: seizure)
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