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ngfully detained. Writ of detinue (Law), one that lies against him who wrongfully detains goods or chattels delivered to him, or in possession, to recover the thing itself, or its value and damages, from the detainer. It is now in a great measure superseded by other remedies.

Waste of the goods of the deceased by an executor or administrator. Blackstone.

stion; to deny the truth or validity of; as, to dispute assertions or arguments. To seize goods under the disputed authority of writs of assistance. Bancroft.

ent of rent, the reparation of an injury done, etc.; to take by distress; as, to distrain goods for rent, or of an amercement.

One who distrains; the party distraining goods or chattels. Blackstone.

Bouvier. Kent. Burrill. If he were not paid, he would straight go and take a distress of goods and cattle. Spenser. The distress thus taken must be proportioned to the thing distrained for. Blackstone. Abuse of distress. (Law) See under Abuse.

divide among several or many; to deal out; to apportion; to allot. She did distribute her goods to all them that were nearest of kindred. Judith xvi. 24.

A writ commanding the sheriff to distrain a person by his goods or chattels, to compel a compliance with something required of him.

A bill tied to goods, containing some direction, as the name of the owner, or the place to which they are to be sent; a label. Bailey.

A style of light, bright-figured dress goods for women; also, a style of dress. Dolly Varden trout (Zoöl.), a trout of northwest America; -- called also bull trout, malma, and red-spotted trout. See Malma.

Articles of home manufacture, especially cotton goods. [U. S.]

The money, goods, or estate, which a woman brings to her husband in marriage; a bride's portion on her marriage. See Note under Dower. Shak. Dryden.

An allowance or deduction made from the gross veight of goods. Simmonds.

An allowance on weighable goods. [Eng.] See Draft,

A peddler or hawker, especially of cheap and flashy goods pretended to be smuggled; a duffer. [Eng.]

Subject to the payment of a duty; as dutiable goods. [U.S.] All kinds of dutiable merchandise. Hawthorne.

oney required by government to be paid on the importation, exportation, or consumption of goods.

Goods; movables; personal estate; -- sometimes used to embrace real as well as personal property; as, the people escaped from the town with their effects. For effect, for an exaggerated impression or excitement. -- In effect, in fact; in substance. See 8, above. -- Of no effect, Of none effect, To no effect, or Witho…

A judicial writ of execution, by which a defendant's goods are appraised and delivered to the plaintiff, and, if no sufficient to satisfy the debt, all of his lands are delivered, to be held till the debt is paid by the rents and profits, or until the defendant's interest has expired.

form and the hoisting machinery in a hotel, warehouse, mine, etc., for conveying persons, goods, etc., to or from different floors or levels; -- called in England a lift; the cage or platform itself.