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Word: Detinue
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French detenue, past participle (used as a noun) of detenir ‘detain’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdɛtɪnjuː
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the crime of wrongful detention of goods or personal possessions (replaced in the UK by the tort of wrongful interference of goods).
Short Definition:crime of wrongful detention of goods
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