DE AVERIIS CAPTIS IN WITHERNAMIUM

de   averiis   captis   in   withernamium   (dee   <<schwa>>-veer-ee-is   kap-tis   in   with-<<

schwa>>r-nay-mee-<<schwa>>m),  n.[Law  Latin  “for  taking  cattle  in  withernam”]  Hist.  A  writ

directing  a  sheriff  to  detain  a  defendant’s  cattle  because  the  defendant  had  unlawfully  taken  the

plaintiff’s cattle out of the county. • The defendant’s cattle would be detained until the sheriff could

replevy the plaintiff’s cattle. [Blacks Law 8th]