detinue

/det-n-oo, -yoo/US // ˈdɛt nˌu, -ˈyu //UK // (ˈdɛtɪˌnjuː) //

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Definitions

n.名词 noun

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

The use of the action of trover gradually supplants the action of detinue, which involves compurgation.
Detinue, in law, the form of action whereby a plaintiff seeks to recover a chattel personal unlawfully detained.
In the manor courts, actions of debt, detinue, and covenant were frequent.
Detinue, the primitive remedy, retained that mark of primitive procedure.