writ of detinue

1. 1.

   a writ ordering the release of goods that have been unlawfully detained

   Broaderwrit

   law

Questions about writ of detinue

What does writ of detinue mean?

writ of detinue means "a writ ordering the release of goods that have been unlawfully detained".

Is writ of detinue a common word?

writ of detinue is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.