recaption noun. [ri:'kapʃ(ǝ)n] E17.
[Anglo-Latin recaptio(n-), formed as RE- + CAPTION noun.]
Law.
1. a. A second distress. E17.
b. Distraint for a second time. Freq. in writ of recaption. E17.

2. The peaceful seizure, without legal process, of property of one's own that has been wrongfully taken or withheld. M18.

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