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Definition of Detinue

Detinue
Detinue Det"i*nue (?; 277), n. [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 It is now in a great measure superseded by other remedies.

Meaning of Detinue from wikipedia

- In tort law, detinue (/ˈdɛtɪˌnjuː/) is an action to recover for the wrongful taking of personal property. It is initiated by an individual who claims...
- them"; or "I bailed the chattel to you." The first of these was called detinue sur trover. There is some evidence that the action had been used in the...
- & Co. Jersey City. 1888. vol 1. p 341. "Detinue of charters" (or "detinue for charters") was a form of detinue. Williams. " Chartis reddendis". A Compendious...
- intent Remedies Damages Punitive Special Incidental ****ction Tracing Detinue Replevin Trover Other topics in tort law Tort reform Non-economic damages...
- that eidos is the decisive factor for a fate of a thing. Replevin Trover Detinue Conversion (law) Bailment In rem Bona fide purchaser Berger, Adolf (1953)...
- intent Remedies Damages Punitive Special Incidental ****ction Tracing Detinue Replevin Trover Other topics in tort law Tort reform Non-economic damages...
- of the property and without using any force against objects or people. Detinue – Legal action to recover for the wrongful taking of personal property...
- action in tresp**** which lay for the wrongful taking of a chattel, and detinue which lay for its wrongful detention. The claim in conversion had become...
- administer the remaining federal acreage." Claim club Conversion (law) Detinue Escheat Ius in re Rei vindicatio Replevin Torrens title Trover Infectious...
- tresp****, debt and detinue, he would have a writ issued for tresp****. B would be arrested as a result, and the covenant, detinue and debt actions undertaken...