AVERIIS CAPTIS IN WLTHERNAM
\avˈi͡əɹɪˌiz kˈaptiz ɪn dˌʌbə͡ljˌuːˈɛl ðˈɜːnɑːm], \avˈiəɹɪˌiz kˈaptiz ɪn dˌʌbəljˌuːˈɛl ðˈɜːnɑːm], \a_v_ˈiə_ɹ_ɪ__ˌi_z k_ˈa_p_t_i_z ɪ_n d_ˌʌ_b_əl_j_ˌuː_ˈɛ_l ð_ˈɜː_n_ɑː_m]\
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Eng. law. The name of a writ which lies in favor of a man whose cattle have been unlawfully taken by another, and driven out of the county where they were taken, so that they cannot be replevied.
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This writ issues against the wrong doer to take his cattle to the plaintiff's use. Reg. of Writs, 82.
By John Bouvier
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