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Detinue
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A person or thing detained
(2):
(n.) A form of action for the recovery of a personal chattel wrongfully detained.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Detinue'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/d/detinue.html. 1828.