Usually means: Recovery of wrongfully withheld property.
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  1. Bouvier's Law Dictionary 1856 Edition (No longer online)
  2. Writ of detinue: Legal dictionary

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▸ noun:  a writ ordering the release of goods that have been unlawfully detained


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