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- noun (Law) A writ. See
detinue .
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- noun law A
writ .
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The effects of neutrals found in an enemy's ship, are to be restored to the owners, against whom there is no right of confiscation, -- but without allowance for detainder, decay, &c. Neutrals voluntarily expose themselves to these accidents by embarking their goods in a hostile ship. [
The Laws Of War, Affecting Commerce And Shipping H. Byerley Thomson
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