WRIT OF DETINUE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does writ of detinue mean? 

• WRIT OF DETINUE (noun)
  The noun WRIT OF DETINUE has 1 sense:

1. a writ ordering the release of goods that have been unlawfully detained

  Familiarity information: WRIT OF DETINUE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WRIT OF DETINUE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A writ ordering the release of goods that have been unlawfully detained

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("writ of detinue" is a kind of...):

judicial writ; writ ((law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)