"detinue" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: detinues [plural]
Etymology: From late Middle English detenue, from Old French detenue, feminine singular past participle of detenir (“to detain”). See detain. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|detenue}} Middle English detenue, {{der|en|fro|detenue}} Old French detenue Head templates: {{en-noun}} detinue (plural detinues)
  1. A person or thing detained; a detainee.
    Sense id: en-detinue-en-noun-4PWJ6Nlh
  2. (law) A legal action to reclaim goods wrongfully detained. Categories (topical): Law, People
    Sense id: en-detinue-en-noun-9s7CbgWs Disambiguation of People: 8 92 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 38 62 Topics: law

Inflected forms

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