Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Recaption

1. At common law, lawful seizure of another's property for a second time to secure the performance of a duty; a second distress. See DISTRESS. 2. Peaceful retaking, without legal process, of one's own property that has been wrongfully taken.

writ of recaption

Hist. A writ allowing a plaintiff to recover goods and damages from a defendant who makes a second distress while a replevin action for a previous distress is pending. See RECAPTION