Detinet
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Stimson (1881), Burrill (1850)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Lat. He detains.
In old English law. A species of action of debt, which lay for the specific recovery of goods, under a contract to deliver them. 1 Reeves, Eng. Law, 159.
In pleading. An action of debt is said to be in the detinet when it is alleged merely that the defendant witholds or unjustly detains from the plaintiff the thing or amount demanded. An action of replevin ls said to be in the detinet when the defendant retains possession of the property until after judgment in the action. Bull. N. P. 52; Chit PI. 145.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
I He detains, v. Debet et detinet; Repleviii.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
/. He detains, t. Debent, Replevin, Cepit.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Lat. (He detains.)
In pleading and practice. A term anciently used (as the English equivalent still is,) in declaring in certain actions of debt, as against executors and administrators, &c., and which has given name to the mode of declaring in such cases; the declaration being said to be "in the detinet." Beg. Grig. 140. 3 Bl. Com. 165. See Debet et detinet. A term applied to the action of replevin where it is founded on the wrongful detent tion of a thing. 2 Burr. Pr.l. 3 Hil Vs (N. Y.) R. 282. 4 Id. 603. 6 Id. 613.