DETINUE
Etymology
Noun
detinue (plural detinues)
A person or thing detained; a detainee.
(legal) A legal action to reclaim goods wrongfully detained.
Source: Wiktionary
Det"i*nue, n. Etym: [OF. detinu, detenu, p. p. of detenir to detain.
See Detain.]
Definition: A person or thing detained; (Law)
Definition: a form of action for the recovery of a personal chattel
wrongfully detained. Writ of detinue (Law), one that lies against him
who wrongfully detains goods or chattels delivered to him, or in
possession, to recover the thing itself, or its value and damages,
from the detainer. It is now in a great measure superseded by other
remedies.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition