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recaption
noun
re·cap·tion
\rə̇ˈkapshən\
Definition of recaption
: the act of retaking; specifically : the peaceable retaking of one's own goods, chattels, wife, or children from one who has taken and wrongfully detains them
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Origin and Etymology of recaption
re- + Latin caption-, captio act of taking, seizing
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