CEFR B1

detinue

noun

Meaning

detinue means (law) A legal action to reclaim goods wrongfully detained. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses detinue to mean (law) A legal action to reclaim goods wrongfully detained.
The teacher asked students to find detinue in the reading.

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detinue (B1)

noun

Definition

detinue means (law) A legal action to reclaim goods wrongfully detained. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses detinue to mean (law) A legal action to reclaim goods wrongfully detained.
The teacher asked students to find detinue in the reading.

How to Use detinue

a/the detinue (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a detinue."
detinue in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked detinue in context before translating it."

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