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Avowant

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replevisornoun(law) A plaintiff in replevin.
avowrynoun(law) The act of avowing and justifying in one's own right the distraining of goods.
advowsonagenoun(UK, law) An advowson.
replevinnoun(law) An action to recover personal property unlawfully taken, especially that seized by way of distraint; the writ or procedure of such action.
plevinnoun(obsolete, law) A warrant or assurance.
recaptionnoun(law) The lawful claim and recovery, by a person, of goods wrongly taken from him
non assumpsitnoun(law) The general plea or denial in an action of assumpsit.
replevynounreplevin
replevingernoun(law, historical) An agent authorised by a sheriff to enforce a writ of replevin.
affiantnoun(originally US, now Canada, US, law) An individual witness whose statement is contained in an affidavit; (generally) an individual who makes a sworn deposition; a deponent.
withernamenoun(law) A second or reciprocal distress of other goods in lieu of goods which were taken by a first distress and have been eloigned; a taking by way of reprisal
recoverornoun(law) The demandant in a common recovery after judgment.
restaurnoun(law, obsolete) The remedy that assurers have against each other, or a person has against his guarantor.
defense in abatementnoun(law) A plea to the effect that from some formal defect (e.g. misnomer, lack of jurisdiction) the proceedings should be abated.
warrant of attorneynoun(US, law) A document in which someone admits liability for a debt and allows an attorney to admit this in court so that no action will be taken.
assumpsitnoun(law) An action to recover damages for breach or nonperformance of such a promise.
attachmentnounA strong bonding with or fondness for someone or something.
repledgernoun(law, historical) One who repledges.
recognizancenoun(law) A form of bail; a promise made by the accused to the court that they will attend all required judicial proceedings and will not engage in further illegal activity or other prohibited conduct as set by the court.
quantum valebatnoun(law) A count in an action to recover from the defendant, for goods sold, as much as they were worth.

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