Recaption
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Recaption is a noun meaning (law) The lawful claim and recovery, by a person, of goods wrongly taken from him.
Meaning
(law) The lawful claim and recovery, by a person, of goods wrongly taken from him.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To assign a new caption to.
Example Sentences
The newspaper was forced to recaption the photograph to avoid a libel suit.
The ordinance affirmed the common-law right of masters to recapture fugitives on their own, without coming before a magistrate. By contrast, Article IV omitted mention of self-help recaption or reclamation.
Word Forms
- recaptions
- recaptioning
- recaptioned
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include restitution, claim, recompensation, re-restitution, condiction, recoupment.
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