Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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non detinet
[Latin "he does not detain"] Hist. 1. The pleading form of a general denial in a detinue action for recovery of goods detained by the defendant. ( A non detinet denies both the detention and the plaintiff's right of possession or property in the goods claimed. See DETINUE. 2. Loosely, NON CEPIT.