In law, avowry is where one takes a distress for rent or other thing, and the other sues replevin. In which case the taker shall justify, in his plea, for what cause he took it, and if he took it in his own right, is to show it, and so avow the taking—which is called his avowry. If he took it in the right of another, when he has shown the cause,...
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• (n.) The act of the distrainer of goods, who, in an action of replevin, avows and justifies the taking in his own right. • (n.) An advocate; a patron; a patron saint.
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A·vow'ry noun [ Middle English
avouerie protection, authority, Old French
avouerie . See
Avow to declare.]
1. An advocate; a patron; a patron saint. [ Obsolete] « Let God alone be our
avowry .
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2. The act of the distrainer o...
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archaic or obsolete terms > Occupations:Lord of the manor.
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avowry 1. The acknowledgment and justification of the taking of the goods by the defendant in an action of of replevin (a legal act, or writ, to recover goods by someone who claims to own them and who promises to have the claim later tested in court). 2. A situation where the defendant in an action of replevin, avows the taking of the distress in h...
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a plea by a defendant in an action of replevin who admits taking the distrained goods and shows just cause for the taking.
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