detinuit
- A type of legal action in a replevin case where the party bringing the lawsuit already possesses the items that the case is about
- The lawyer advised her to file a detinuit since she already had the disputed property in her possession.
- Since he already possessed the car that was the subject of the dispute, the judge suggested a detinuit might be the appropriate legal action.
- The course of the trial changed when the plaintiff filed a detinuit, asserting that they already had ownership of the disputed items.
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