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recaption

[ ree-kap-shuhn ]

noun

, Law.
  1. the taking back without violence of one's property or a member of one's family or household unlawfully in the possession or custody of another.

recaption

/ riːˈkæpʃən /

noun

  1. law the process of taking back one's own wife, child, property, etc, without causing a breach of the peace
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of recaption1

First recorded in 1600–10; re- + caption
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Word History and Origins

Origin of recaption1

C17: from re- + caption (in the sense: seizure)

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