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Noun: writ of detinue
  1. (law) a writ ordering the release of goods that have been unlawfully detained
    "The plaintiff filed a writ of detinue to recover his stolen property"

Derived forms: writs of detinue

Type of: judicial writ, writ

Encyclopedia: Writ of detinue