withernam

noun

with·er·nam | \ˈwit͟hə(r)ˌnäm\

plural -s

Definition of withernam

1 : the action of taking by way of reprisal : a second or reciprocal distress of other goods in lieu of goods taken by a first distress and eloigned

2 : a writ used in connection with the action of replevin that issues to a defendant in replevin when the defendant has obtained judgment for a return of the chattels replevied and fails to obtain them on the writ of return and that authorizes the taking of other goods of the same value

— called also capias in withernam, writ of reprisal

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