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avowry

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a⋅vow⋅ry

  [uh-vou-ree]
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–noun, plural -ries. Law.
a plea by a defendant in an action of replevin who admits taking the distrained goods and shows just cause for the taking.
Origin:
1300–50; ME avowrie < OF avouerie, equiv. to avou(er) to avow + -erie -ry
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