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Webster 1913 Edition

Detinue

Det′i-nue

(?; 277)
,
Noun.
[OF.
detinu
,
detenu
, p. p. of
detenir
to detain. See
Detain
.]
A person or thing detained
;
(Law)
A form of action for the recovery of a personal chattel wrongfully detained.
Writ of detinue
(Law)
,
one that lies against him who wrongfully detains goods or chattels delivered to him, or in possession, to recover the thing itself, or its value and damages, from the detainer. It is now in a great measure superseded by other remedies.

Webster 1828 Edition

Detinue

DETINUE

,
Noun.
In law, a writ of detinue is one that lies against him who wrongfully detains goods or chattels delivered to him, or in his possession. This writ lies for a thing certain and valuable, as for a horse, cow, sheep, plate, cloth, &c., to recover the thing itself or damages for the detainer.

Definition 2024

detinue

detinue

English

Noun

detinue ‎(plural detinues)

  1. A person or thing detained; a detainee.
  2. (law) A legal action to reclaim goods wrongfully detained.

Translations

Etymology

Late Middle English, from Old French detenue, feminine singular past participle of detenir ‎(“to detain”). See detain.

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