🔤 Detinue

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URDU

دعویٰ استرداد اشیاء، غیر قانونی قبضہ
🅰️ Roman Urdu:
Dawa-e-Istirdad-e-Ashya, Ghair Qanooni Qabza
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ENGLISH

📚noun
detinue
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PRONUNCIATION

Standard: dɛtɪnjuː
Phonetic: det-in-yoo
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DEFINITION

The wrongful detention of goods, or a common law action for the recovery of goods wrongfully withheld.
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

The plaintiff filed a writ of detinue for the return of her stolen jewelry. Detinue is a common law action to recover wrongfully detained chattels.
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SYNONYMS

conversion unlawful possession wrongful withholding
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